alternation

«alternation» in Mova's school dictionary: The pattern of one thing following another again and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (alternation, alternations)

meaning for a pupil

The pattern of one thing following another again and again, like day and night or red then blue. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths: an alternating pattern (1, 2, 1, 2 …). In science: the alternation of day and night, of seasons, of tides. In poetry: alternation of strong and weak beats. Phrases: alternation of, regular alternation.

examples

• The alternation of day and night is caused by Earth spinning. tree →
• The pattern shows an alternation of red and blue beads. tree →
• There is an alternation of high and low tides. tree →
• The song has an alternation of loud and soft parts. tree →
• The alternation between sun and rain made a rainbow. tree →
• Look for the alternation in the number pattern 3, 7, 3, 7. tree →

note

Formal; from the verb alternate (take turns). Do not confuse with "alteration" (a change). In a pattern with alternation of two items, the item at an odd place is the first one and at an even place the second.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «alternation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.