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alternating [ˈɔ:ltəneɪtɪŋ, Am -t̬ɪŋ] ADJ

I . alternate [ɔ:lˈtɜ:nət, Am -ˈt̬ɜ:r-] VB intr

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II . alternate [ɔ:lˈtɜ:nət, Am -ˈt̬ɜ:r-] ADJ

2. alternate Am (alternative):

alternate
альтернати́вный

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The dermal plates were arranged in bands along its body, with narrow bands over the ribs alternating with wider plates in between.
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By 1955, the network switched from direct current to three-phase alternating current, and it stopped generating its own electricity.
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A hypothetical board alternating a piece and a gap takes the maximum length of 32 bytes.
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These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.
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The triangular-shaped wall paintings between the bracket clusters of the first floor are the largest visible sections, alternating between potted lotus flowers and peony blossoms.
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Today the light retains its original characteristic of alternating red and white flash every five seconds.
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The alternating resistant rhyolite and easily eroded basalts produce a series of parallel sharp cuesta ridges separated by savanna plains.
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The fronds are borne in flushes, with fertile and sterile fronds often in alternating layers.
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The portal was built with alternating courses of basalt and limestone.
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The dorsal fringes of the first lobe are grey-brown and the costal fringes of the second lobe have two alternating dark brown and grey-white patches.
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