altern: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of altern
- subaltern«Word Popularity Bar3/5
subaltern
- noun a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
- adjective satellite inferior in rank or status
petty; junior-grade; lower-ranking; lowly; secondary.
- the junior faculty
- a lowly corporal
- petty officialdom
- a subordinate functionary
- noun a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
- saltern1/5
saltern
A building or place where salt is made by boiling or by evaporation; salt works.
Suffixes of altern
- alternative«Word Popularity Bar5/5
alternative
- noun one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
option; choice.
- what option did I have?
- there no other alternative
- my only choice is to refuse
- adjective satellite serving or used in place of another
alternate; substitute.
- an alternative plan
- noun one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
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alternative
- noun one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
option; choice.
- what option did I have?
- there no other alternative
- my only choice is to refuse
- adjective satellite serving or used in place of another
alternate; substitute.
- an alternative plan
- noun one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
- alternatively5/5
alternatively
- adverb in place of, or as an alternative to
or else; instead.
- Felix became a herpetologist instead
- alternatively we could buy a used car
- adverb in place of, or as an alternative to
- alternate5/5
alternate
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
replacement; surrogate.
- verb go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
jump.
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
- alternating4/5
alternating
- adjective (of a current) reversing direction
- alternating current
- verb go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
jump; alternate.
- adjective (of a current) reversing direction
- alternately4/5
alternately
- adverb in an alternating sequence or position
- They were deglycerolized by alternately centrifuging and mixing
- he planted fir and pine trees alternately
- adverb in an alternating sequence or position
- alternation3/5
alternation
- noun successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
- a trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes
- noun successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
- alternated3/5
alternate
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
replacement; surrogate.
- verb go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
jump.
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
- alternates3/5
alternate
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
replacement; surrogate.
- verb go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
jump.
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
- alternations3/5
alternation
- noun successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
- a trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes
- noun successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
- alternator2/5
alternator
- noun an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)
- noun an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)
- alternators2/5
alternator
- noun an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)
- noun an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)
- alternant1/5
alternant
(Geol.) Composed of alternate layers, as some rocks.
- alternance1/5
- alternants1/5
alternant
(Geol.) Composed of alternate layers, as some rocks.
- alternifolia1/5
alternifolia
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- alternatingly1/5
alternating
- adjective (of a current) reversing direction
- alternating current
- verb go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
jump; alternate.
- adjective (of a current) reversing direction
- alternanthera1/5
alternanthera
- noun genus of low herbs of tropical America and Australia; includes genus Telanthera
genus Alternanthera.
- noun genus of low herbs of tropical America and Australia; includes genus Telanthera
- alternativo1/5
- alternat1/5
alternate
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
replacement; surrogate.
- verb go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
jump.
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
- alternativity1/5
Derived words of altern
- subalterns«Word Popularity Bar2/5
subaltern
- noun a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
- adjective satellite inferior in rank or status
petty; junior-grade; lower-ranking; lowly; secondary.
- the junior faculty
- a lowly corporal
- petty officialdom
- a subordinate functionary
- noun a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
- subalternity2/5
- salterns1/5
saltern
A building or place where salt is made by boiling or by evaporation; salt works.
- subalternation1/5
subalternation
The state of being subalternate; succession of turns; subordination.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `altern`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `altern`, some are not.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `altern`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `altern`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.