alternating

English

Verb

alternating

1. Present participle of alternate.

Adjective

alternating (comparative more alternating, superlative most alternating)

1. that alternates
2. (mathematics, of a knot) Having a planar diagram whose crossings alternate between "over" and "under" as one travels along the knot.
3. (mathematics, of a series) Having terms that alternate between positive and negative.

Translations

such that it alternates

• Bulgarian: редуващ се (bg) (reduvašt se), променлив (bg) (promenliv)
• Czech: střídavý m (of current)
• Dutch: wissel-, afwisselend
• Finnish: vaihtuva (fi), vaihteleva (fi), vuorottainen (fi), vuorotteleva (fi), vaihto- (fi), , vuoro- (fi)
• French: alternatif (fr), alternant (fr)

• German: Wechsel-, abwechselnd, alternierend (de)
• Italian: alternato (it), alternante (it)
• Russian: переменный (ru) (pereménnyj) , чередующийся (ru) (čeredújuščijsja) , попеременный (ru) (popereménnyj) m 
• Spanish: alternante (es), alterno (es), alternativo (es)

math, knot theory

• Finnish: vuorotteleva (fi)

math, series theory

• Bulgarian: знакопроменлив (bg) (znakopromenliv)

• Finnish: vuorotteleva (fi)

Derived terms

• alternating current