alternate generation
1Alternate generation — Alternate Al*ter nate (?; 277), a. [L. alternatus, p. p. of alternate, fr. alternus. See {Altern}, {Alter}.] 1. Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence,… …
2Alternate generation — Generation Gen er*a tion, n. [OE. generacioun, F. g[ e]n[ e]ration, fr.L. generatio.] 1. The act of generating or begetting; procreation, as of animals. [1913 Webster] 2. Origination by some process, mathematical, chemical, or vital; production;… …
3alternate generation — noun alternation of sexual with asexual generation, in which the products of one process differ from those of the other, a form of reproduction common both to animal and vegetable organisms. In the simplest form, the organism arising from sexual… …
4alternate generation — reproduction by alternate asexual and sexual means in an animal or plant species …
5Alternate — Al*ter nate (?; 277), a. [L. alternatus, p. p. of alternate, fr. alternus. See {Altern}, {Alter}.] 1. Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal.… …
6Alternate alligation — Alternate Al*ter nate (?; 277), a. [L. alternatus, p. p. of alternate, fr. alternus. See {Altern}, {Alter}.] 1. Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence,… …
7Alternate angles — Alternate Al*ter nate (?; 277), a. [L. alternatus, p. p. of alternate, fr. alternus. See {Altern}, {Alter}.] 1. Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence,… …
8Generation — Gen er*a tion, n. [OE. generacioun, F. g[ e]n[ e]ration, fr.L. generatio.] 1. The act of generating or begetting; procreation, as of animals. [1913 Webster] 2. Origination by some process, mathematical, chemical, or vital; production; formation;… …
9Generation name — Chinese name Chinese 字辈 or 班次 Transcriptions Mandarin …
10Alternate versions of Iron Man — In addition to his mainstream incarnation, Iron Man has had been depicted in other fictional universes.Modern Continuity*Anthony Edward Tony Stark The first Iron Man, Tony Stark a wealthy industrialist and genius inventor creates the powered suit …
