Crossword clues for altern
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Altern
Altern \Al"tern\, a. [L. alternus, fr. alter another: cf. F.
alterne.]
Acting by turns; alternate.
--Milton.
Altern base (Trig.), a second side made base, in distinction from a side previously regarded as base.
Wiktionary
altern
a. Acting by turns; alternate.
Usage examples of "altern".
Corineus paced up and down the deck of the ship, looking alternatively between the cabin and Brutus, his expression worried.
I spent the first part of the morning sitting inside that round, stumpy stone house, alternatively weeping and cursing myself silently as I rocked a sleeping Achates (Aethylla having generously allowed me to hold him) to and fro in my arms.