alternation

Noun

Meaning

The reciprocal succession of things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence; as, the alternation of day and night, cold and heat, summer and winter, hope and fear.

Permutation.

The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

seesaw change oscillation transposition pulsation difference contrast exchange sequence cycle shift variation rotation beat alternate
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Antonyms

equalization stay rust standardize anachronism languish
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Hypernyms

sequence succession

Phrases with the word

morphological alternation dative alternation

Examples

The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs. John Dewey

The alternation of motion is ever proportional to the motive force impressed; and is made in the direction of the right line in which that force is impressed. Isaac Newton

As we take, in fact, a general view of the wonderful stream of our consciousness, what strikes us first is this different pace of its parts. Like a bird's life, it seems to be made of an alternation of flights and perchings. William James

Music is pleasing not only because of the sound but because of the silence that is in it: without the alternation of sound and silence there would be no rhythm. Thomas Merton

Quite often social contrariness and a generally pessimistic outlook are observed. Alternation between dependency and self-assertion is common. Susanna Kaysen

a trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

alternating tensor alternating Turing machine alternatingly alternation of generations alternational alternative