Plural of alternate

regular plural

The plural of alternate is alternates.

Forms of alternate

The land alternates between rocky hills and sandy plains.
The articulation in this piece is tricky because it alternates between legato and staccato.From the entry articulation
Binocular rivalry is a visual phenomenon in which perception alternates between different images presented to each eye.From the entry rivalry
First past the post voting has long maintained American politics as an effective duopoly where power simply alternates between two main parties.From the entry duopoly
Currently, she alternates between visiting and hostessing two in Roanoke and Greenville, N.C., respectively, and is a proud godgrandmother to one’s new baby.1986 fall, MWC Today, volume 11, number 1, page 21, column 1. From the entry hostess

adjective Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly).
adjective Alternating; (of e.g. a pair of tinctures which a charge is coloured) succeeding in turns, or (relative to the field) counterchanged.
adjective 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.

What is the plural of alternate?: The plural of alternate is alternates.
Is alternate countable?: Alternate is a countable noun.

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