Definition of alternation in English:
alternation
noun ɒltəˈneɪʃ(ə)nɔːltəˈneɪʃ(ə)nˌɔltərˈneɪʃ(ə)n
mass nounThe repeated occurrence of two things in turn.
the regular alternation of stressed and unstressed syllables
count noun Ghana's climate is warm and humid, with distinct alternations between rainy summer and dry winters
Example sentencesExamples
- Alternating applications of different fungicides has the effect of limiting total seasonal use of both fungicides used in the alternation.
- The distracting alternation of languages is annoying.
- There is no evolution in his work, but a continual alternation between structure and disorder, equilibrium and fragmentation.
- Her alternation between a slight twang and subtle gristle leans a bit toward classic country.
- These alternations result from vowel sequences which are unique to derived verb stems.
- One alternation of silence and electronic sounds helps you to sense that here is the music of the spheres.
- He plays with sharp alternations of mood, from the high-spirited to the melancholic in a single sentence or musical cue.
- The so-called sleep movements of leaves are determined by the daily alternations of light and darkness.
- Keyboard instruments can simulate these effects by a rapid alternation of notes, often an octave apart.
- The color alternations intensify at various moments, as though attempting to overwhelm the viewer's sensorial apparatus.
Definition of alternation in US English:
alternation
nounˌôltərˈnāSH(ə)nˌɔltərˈneɪʃ(ə)n
The repeated occurrence of two things in turn.
the regular alternation of stressed and unstressed syllables
Ghana's climate is warm and humid, with distinct alternations between rainy summer and dry winters
Example sentencesExamples
- The so-called sleep movements of leaves are determined by the daily alternations of light and darkness.
- There is no evolution in his work, but a continual alternation between structure and disorder, equilibrium and fragmentation.
- Alternating applications of different fungicides has the effect of limiting total seasonal use of both fungicides used in the alternation.
- One alternation of silence and electronic sounds helps you to sense that here is the music of the spheres.
- He plays with sharp alternations of mood, from the high-spirited to the melancholic in a single sentence or musical cue.
- Keyboard instruments can simulate these effects by a rapid alternation of notes, often an octave apart.
- These alternations result from vowel sequences which are unique to derived verb stems.
- Her alternation between a slight twang and subtle gristle leans a bit toward classic country.
- The color alternations intensify at various moments, as though attempting to overwhelm the viewer's sensorial apparatus.
- The distracting alternation of languages is annoying.