Synonyms:
alternation
Meaning: successive change from one thing or state to another and back again; "a trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes"
Usage examples
Her yard was a gnomish alternation of unsullied light and alluring shade.
This end is not always attained with equal certainty and rapidity, if Apis is not given in alternation with Aconite.
I had no sooner left behind me the Norway coast than I began to meet the ships, the ships--ship after ship; and by the time I entered the zone of the ordinary alternation of sunny day and sunless night, I was moving through the midst of an incredible number of craft, a mighty and wide-spread fleet.
As far as my personal observations go, I am disposed to affirm that the best mode of effecting a good result, is to give Apis 3 and Aconite 3, in alternation, one drop of each preparation well shaken in a bottle containing twelve tablespoonfuls of water, and giving a tablespoonful every hour or three hours, if the danger is great, and in milder cases a full drop alternately morning and evening.