of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired
<adj.all> stems with alternate leaves
every second one of a series
<adj.all> the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays jam every other day
serving or used in place of another
<adj.all> an alternative plan
occurring by turns; first one and then the other
<adj.all> alternating feelings of love and hate
Alternate \Al*ter"nate\ (?; 277), n. 1. That which alternates with something else; vicissitude. [R.]
Grateful alternates of substantial. --Prior.
2. A substitute; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.
3. (Math.) A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means.
Alternate \Al*ter"nate\ (?; 277), a. [L. alternatus, p. p. of alternate, fr. alternus. See {Altern}, {Alter}.] 1. Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal.
And bid alternate passions fall and rise. --Pope.
2. Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second; as, the alternate members 1, 3, 5, 7, etc.; read every alternate line.
3. (Bot.) Distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence. --Gray.
{Alternate alligation}. See {Alligation}.
{Alternate angles} (Geom.), the internal and angles made by two lines with a third, on opposite sides of it. It the parallels AB, CD, are cut by the line EF, the angles AGH, GHD, as also the angles BGH and GHC, are called alternate angles.
{Alternate generation}. (Biol.) See under {Generation}.
Alternate \Al"ter*nate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alternated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alternating}.] [L. alternatus, p. p. of alternare. See {Altern}.] To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.
The most high God, in all things appertaining unto this life, for sundry wise ends alternates the disposition of good and evil. --Grew.
Alternate \Al"ter*nate\, v. i. 1. To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; -- followed by with; as, the flood and ebb tides alternate with each other.
Rage, shame, and grief alternate in his breast. --J. Philips.
Different species alternating with each other. --Kirwan.
2. To vary by turns; as, the land alternates between rocky hills and sandy plains.
Such a plan would use odd or even numbers on license plates to assign alternate driving days for the area's 12 million motorists.
Of the five alternate jurors released by Judge Harold Rothwax, some told reporters they believed Ms. Nussbaum testified truthfully, others weren't sure and some thought she was covering up.
In Wingless, chorale-fragments alternate steadily with fluttery motifs like shepherd's pipes or birdcalls.
A video news release is an alternate source of programming for network and local television stations.
Initial reports indicated the mechanism to switch one of the trams onto an alternate line did not work, the ANSA news agency said.
Pilot Wayne Konga radioed an alternate plan to land at Albert Whitted Airport in St. Petersburg but ditched about two miles southwest of the field, said Petty Officer Chuck Rose.
Ron Yengich, an alternate from Utah, was so moved by Jackson's Tuesday night speech that he took a midnight detour on his way back to his hotel, driving by the birthplace of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
Acevedo said Jan. 29-30 or Feb. 20 were being considered as alternate dates.
In the first of a series of reports planned for this year on alternate fuels, the department says enough twin-fuel vehicles would have to be in use to switch away from about 1 million barrels of oil a day.
For $2 plus toll charges, callers are allowed to participate for about two and a half minutes in confusing conversations which alternate between efforts to figure out who is on the line and the ramblings of teen-age minds.
The electrical-contracting company, 52.9%-owned by Miami Beach financier Victor Posner, said FAC, a group formed by British investor Asher DeVere, is pursuing alternate financing sources.
Israel is expected to run out of its 20,000 vacant rental units in four months and exhaust its supply of alternate housing three months later.
"We need to focus on alternate ways to meet our goal," Rep. Wright said.
Critics who accuse the Democrats of being big spenders might talk to 22-year-old Marc Homer, an alternate Wyoming delegate to the Democratic National Convention.
He gave Hillier a choice of substituting an alternate juror for the one who received the phone call, but Hillier declined.
But some conservative activists also acknowledge that they don't know of a good alternate candidate they can propose.
Attorneys negotiated more than nine hours on Tuesday before agreeing to go to trial with four alternate jurors instead of six.
Government offices alternate each year between the winter capital, Jammu, in the south, and the summer capital, Srinagar.
Industry officials said that, in addition to crimping profits, a cap also could increase the amount of capital many large banks would have to set aside as well as hurt banks' ability to raise alternate funding.
The leadership altered the reform package overnight Wednesday to incorporate some suggestions from lawmakers, but alternate Politburo member Georgy Razumovsky offered only sketchy information on the changes before the vote was called.
The value of two types of alternate memberships on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange has changed even more markedly.
I alternate between being excited and being discouraged.
The Bush administration is easing away from a proposal that would have required automakers to produce up to a million alternate fuel cars as part of tougher air pollution controls, officials acknowledged Monday.
United Airlines spokeswoman Sara Dornacker in Chicago said United is "cooperating fully" with Presidential and helping it make alternate travel arrangements for passengers who may be affected by the service suspensions.
"What we are is an alternate medium of information," he said.
The trouble-plagued jury in the "Night Stalker" murder trial began deliberating anew after an alternate replaced a slain juror to ponder the fate of Richard Ramirez.
He also lost his position as alternate Politburo member in December 1993.
It's also an alternate source of earnings when profits from traditional banking businesses are under pressure.
The vigilante spokesman recently was elected an alternate federal senator.
"We need more studies on alternate fuels," Smith said.