4. A choice between more than two things; one of several things
offered to choose among.
My decided preference is for the fourth and last of thalternatives.
Gladstone.
ALTERNATIVELY
Al*ter"na*tive*ly, adv.
Defn: In the manner of alternatives, or that admits the choice of one out of two things.
ALTERNATIVENESS
Al*ter"na*tive*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being alternative, or of offering a choice between two.
ALTERNATOR
Al"ter*na`tor, n. (Elec.)
Defn: An electric generator or dynamo for producing alternating currents.
ALTERNITY
Al*ter"ni*ty, n. Etym: [LL. alternitas.]
Defn: Succession by turns; alternation. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
ALTHAEA; ALTHEA Al*thæ"a, Al*the"a, n. Etym: [althaea, Gr. (Bot.) (a) A genus of plants of the Mallow family. It includes the officinal marsh mallow, and the garden hollyhocks. (b) An ornamental shrub (Hibiscus Syriacus) of the Mallow family.