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Pronunciation / Transliteration: al-tɛʁ-nɑ̃
"Les deux composants agissent comme alternants dans le système."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person or thing that alternates with another, or one of a set of alternating elements.
"The two compounds act as alternants in the cyclical chemical reaction."
- 1
Occurring by turns; alternating, or having parts that alternate.
"The crystal structure displayed alternant layers of different minerals."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'alternant-', stem of 'alternans', present participle of 'alternare' (to do by turns, alternate), originating from 'alternus' (every other, mutual). It entered English in the mid-19th century initially in specialized scientific contexts, such as mineralogy and mathematics, denoting elements or structures that alternate.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Alternant" is said worldwide
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alternant
Transliteration: al-tɛʁ-nɑ̃
"Les deux composants agissent comme alternants dans le système."
Wechselwert
Transliteration: ˈvɛksl̩ˌveːɐ̯t
"Die beiden Elemente fungieren als Wechselwert im Prozess."
alternante
Transliteration: al-ter-ˈnan-te
"I due fattori agiscono come alternanti nel ciclo."
alternante
Transliteration: al-te-ˈɾan-te
"Los dos elementos actúan como alternantes en el proceso."
alternante
Transliteration: al-teɾ-ˈnɐ̃-tʃi
"Os dois componentes atuam como alternantes no sistema."
वैकल्पिक
Transliteration: vaikalpik
"ये दोनों तत्व प्रक्रिया में वैकल्पिक रूप से काम करते हैं।"
交替物
Transliteration: jiāotì wù
"这两个成分在系统中起交替物的作用。"
교대물
Transliteration: gyodaemul
"두 구성 요소는 시스템에서 교대물로 작용합니다."
交替物
Transliteration: kōtaibutsu
"二つの要素はシステム内で交替物として機能する。"
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