Dictionary Definition
alternately adv : in an alternating sequence or
position; "They were deglycerolized by alternately centrifuging and
mixing"; "he planted fir and pine trees alternately"
User Contributed Dictionary
Adverb
- In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.
- (Mathematics) By alternation; when, in a proportion, the antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and consequent.
Translations
- Japanese: かわるがわるに (kawaru ga waru ni); 交互に (kōgo ni)
- Spanish: alternantemente