simple past tense and past participle of alternize

To alternate or take turns.

Relating to alternation.

(historical) A rotating machine for the generation of high-frequency alternating current, used in radio transmission.

plural of Alexanderson alternator

Any of various medical methods and practices used in place of, or as well as, conventional medicine.

(physics) An electric current in which the direction of flow of the electrons reverses periodically.

(geometry) the internal angles made by two (parallel) lines with a third, on opposite sides of it.

A voting system in which each voter lists the candidates in order of preference. At each stage the candidate with the fewest votes is excluded and their votes transferred according to the voters' preferences.

Any lifestyle generally perceived to be outside the norm of its culture. / (euphemistic, dated) Homosexuality, or other LGB identity or behavior.