English-Thai Dictionary

alternate

ADJ ซึ่ง สลับ กัน  สลับ  every other every second sueng-sa-lab-kan

 

alternate

ADJ ที่ เป็น ตัวเลือก  alternative ti-pen-tua-lueak

 

alternate

ADJ หนึ่ง เว้น หนึ่ง  nueng-wan-nueng

 

alternate

N ตัวสำรอง  ตัว เผื่อเลือก  tua-sam-rong

 

alternate

N ทางเลือก  thang-lueak

 

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VI ผลัด  ผลัดกัน  สลับ กัน  สลับ  phlad

 

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VI ผันผวน  เปลี่ยนแปลง  phan-phuan

 

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VI สำรอง  เป็น ตัวสำรอง  sam-rong

 

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VT ทำให้ สลับ กัน  ผลัดกัน  rotate follow in turn tam-hai-sa-lab-kan

 

alternate between

PHRV เปลี่ยน จาก บางสิ่ง (การกระทำ  ไป สู่ บางสิ่ง (การกระทำ  เปลี่ยน กัน ระหว่าง  plian-jak-bang-sing

 

alternate with

PHRV สลับ กับ  เปลี่ยน กลับไปกลับมา  สลับ  interchange with sa-lab-kab

 

alternately

ADV ที่ ผลัดกัน  alternatively ti-phlad-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ALTERNATE

a.[L. alternatus.] 1. Being by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; hence reciprocal.
And bid alternate passions fall and rise.
2. In botany branches and leaves are alternate, when they rise higher on opposite sides alternately, come out singly, and follow in gradual order.
Alternate alligation. [See Alligation. ]
Alternate angles, in geometry, the internal angles made by a line cutting two parallels, and lying on opposite sides of the cutting line; the one below the first parallel, and the other above the second.
In heraldry, the first and fourth quarters, and the second and third, are usually of the same nature, and are called alternate quarters.

 

ALTERNATE

n.That which happens by turns with something else; vicissitude.

 

ALTERNATE

v.t.[L. alterno. See Alter. With the accent on the second syllable, the participle alternating can hardly be pronounced. ] To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to change one thing for another reciprocally; as, God alternates good and evil.

 

ALTERNATE

v.i. 1. To happen or to act by turns; as, the flood and ebb tides alternate with each other.
2. To follow reciprocally in place.
Different species alternating with each other.

 

ALTERNATELY

adv. In reciprocal succession; by turns, so that each is succeeded by that which it succeeds, as night follows day and day follows night.

 

ALTERNATENESS

n.The quality of being alternate, or of following in succession.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ALTERNATE

Al *ter "nate, a. Etym: [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. )

 

Defn: 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

ALTERNATE Al *ter "nate, 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. )

 

Defn: A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means.

 

ALTERNATE

Al "ter *nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alternated; p. pr. & vb. n.Alternating. ] Etym: [L. alternatus, p. p. of alternare. See Altern. ]

 

Defn: 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

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.

 

ALTERNATELY

ALTERNATELY Al *ter "nate *ly, adv.

 

1. In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.

 

2. (Math. )

 

Defn: By alternation; when, in a proportion, the antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and consequent.

 

ALTERNATENESS

ALTERNATENESS Al *ter "nate *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being alternate, or of following by turns.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

alternate

al ter nate ▶verb |ˈôltərˌnāt ˈɔltərˌneɪt | [ no obj. ] occur in turn repeatedly: the governorship alternated between the Republican and Democratic parties | bouts of depression alternate with periods of elation | (as adj. alternating ) : a season of alternating hot days and cool nights. • [ with obj. ] do or perform in turn repeatedly: some adults who wish to alternate work with education. ▶adjective |ˈôltərnit ˈɔltərnət |(abbr.: alt. ) [ attrib. ] 1 every other; every second: she was asked to attend on alternate days. • (of two things ) each following and succeeded by the other in a regular pattern: alternate bouts of intense labor and of idleness. • Botany (of leaves or shoots ) placed alternately on the two sides of the stem. 2 taking the place of; alternative: the rerouted traffic takes a variety of alternate routes. ▶noun |-nit ˈɔltərnət |(abbr.: alt. ) a person who acts as a deputy or substitute. DERIVATIVES al ter nate ly |-nitlē |adverb, al ter na tion |ˌôltərˈnāSHən |noun ORIGIN early 16th cent. (earlier (late Middle English ) as alternation ): from Latin alternat- ‘done by turns, ’ from alternare, from alternus ‘every other, ’ from alter ‘other, the other. ’ usage: See usage at alternative .

 

alternate angles

al ter nate an gles |ˈɔltərˌneɪt ˈæŋɡəlz | ▶plural noun two angles, not adjoining one another, that are formed on opposite sides of a line that intersects two other lines. If the original two lines are parallel, the alternate angles are equal.

 

Oxford Dictionary

alternate

al ¦ter |nate ▶verb |ˈɔːltəneɪt, ˈɒl - | [ no obj. ] occur in turn repeatedly: bouts of depression alternate with periods of elation | (as adj. alternating ) : a season of alternating hot days and cool nights. • [ with obj. ] do or perform in turn repeatedly: some adults who wish to alternate work with education. • change repeatedly between two contrasting conditions: the government alternated between the Labour and Conservative parties. ▶adjective |ɔːlˈtəːnət, ɒl- | [ attrib. ] 1 every other; every second: she was asked to attend on alternate days. • (of two things ) each following and succeeded by the other in a regular pattern: alternate bouts of intense labour and of idleness. • Botany (of leaves or shoots ) placed alternately on the two sides of the stem. 2 chiefly N. Amer. another term for alternative: a novel set in an alternate universe. ▶noun |ɔːlˈtəːnət, ɒl- |N. Amer. a person who acts as a deputy or substitute. DERIVATIVES alternately |ɔːlˈtəːnətli, ɒl- |adverb, alternation noun ORIGIN early 16th cent. (earlier (late Middle English ) as alternation ): from Latin alternat- ‘done by turns ’, from alternare, from alternus ‘every other ’, from alter ‘other ’. usage: In both British and American English the adjective alternate means ‘every other or every second ’, as in they meet on alternate Sundays, or ‘(of two things ) each following and succeeded by the other in a regular pattern ’, as in alternate layers of potato and sauce. Alternative means ‘available as another possibility or choice ’ ( an alternative route; some European countries follow an alternative approach ). In American usage, however, alternate can also be used to mean ‘available as another choice ’: an alternate plan called for construction to begin immediately rather than waiting for spring. This American use of alternate is still regarded as incorrect by many people in Britain.

 

alternate angles

al ¦ter |nate an ¦gles ▶plural noun Mathematics two angles, formed when a line crosses two other lines, that lie on opposite sides of the transversal line and on opposite relative sides of the other lines. If the two lines crossed are parallel, the alternate angles are equal.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

alternate

alternate verb 1 rows of trees alternate with dense shrub: be interspersed, occur in turn, rotate, follow one another; take turns, take it in turns, work /act in sequence; oscillate, fluctuate. 2 we could alternate the groups so that no one feels left out: give turns to, take in turn, rotate, take in rotation; swap, exchange, interchange. ▶adjective 1 she attended on alternate days: every other, every second. 2 place the leeks and noodles in alternate layers: alternating, interchanging, following in sequence, sequential, occurring in turns. 3 just in case, let's come up with a couple of alternate plans | an alternate crossing guard: alternative, other, another, second, different, substitute, replacement, deputy, relief, proxy, surrogate, cover, fill-in, stand-in, standby, emergency, reserve, backup, auxiliary, fallback; informal pinch-hitting.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

alternate

alternate verb 1 stands of trees alternate with dense shrubby tundra: be interspersed, follow one another, be staggered, take turns, take it in turns, work /act in sequence, occur in turn, occur in rotation; rotate, oscillate, see-saw, yo-yo, chop and change, fluctuate. 2 we could alternate the groups so that no one felt they had been left out: give turns to, take in turn, rotate, take in rotation; intersperse, stagger, swap, exchange, interchange, switch, vary. ▶adjective 1 she was asked to attend on alternate days: every other, every second. 2 place the leeks and noodles in alternate layers: alternating, in rotation, rotating, occurring in turns, interchanging, following in sequence, sequential. 3 N. Amer. an alternate plan of action: alternative, other, another, second, different, possible, substitute, replacement, deputy, relief, proxy, surrogate, cover, fill-in, stand-in, standby, emergency, reserve, backup, auxiliary, fallback; N. Amer. informal pinch-hitting.

 

French Dictionary

alternateur

alternateur n. m. nom masculin Appareil produisant des courants alternatifs.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

alternate

al ter nate /ɔ́ːltə r nət |ɔːltə́ː -/ (! 形容詞 と 動詞 で発音が異なるので注意 ) →alter 形容詞 比較なし 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 交互の [に起こる ], 代わる代わるの 〈2つの出来事 状態など 〉▸ alternate layers of hard and soft rocks 硬い岩と軟らかい岩が交互に織りなす層 2 ｟主に米 ｠代わりとなる , 代替の 〈計画 考えなど 〉(alternative )▸ an alternate route to get there そこにたどり着くための別ルート 3 1つおきの 〈日 週 年など 〉, 隔 …(every other )▸ on alternate days 1日おきに 動詞 /ɔ́ːltə r nèɪt /～s /-ts /; ～d /-ɪd /; -nating 自動詞 1 〈物 事が 〉 «…と » 交互に現れる [起こる ], 交替する «with » (!withがない時主語は複数形 ) ▸ Rainy days alternated with fine days .雨の日々が晴れの日々と交互に現れた 2 〈人 状態 感情などが 〉 «…の間を » 行ったり来たりする «between » ▸ I alternate between pessimism and optimism .私は悲観と楽観の間で揺れ動いている 他動詞 〈人が 〉 «…と » 〈物 事 〉を交替させる «with » (!withがない時目的語は複数形 ) .名詞 /ɔ́ːltə r nət |ɔːltə́ː -/C ｟米 ｠代理人 .～̀ k é y 〘コンピュ 〙オルトキー (Alt key ).

 

alternately

al ter nate ly /ɔ́ːltə r nətli |ɔːltə́ː -/副詞 1 代わる代わる ; 〖～ A and [or, with ] B 〗AとBが交互に ; AやらBやらで (!A, Bは 形容詞 動詞 分詞 や節など ) .2 ｟非標準 ｠〖文修飾; 通例文頭で 〗その代わりに, そうでなければ ; あるいは一方で (!alternativelyの方が好まれる ) .