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Rotating vs Alternating - What's the difference?

rotating | alternating |

As adjectives the difference between rotating and alternating

is that rotating is that proceeds in sequence or in turns while alternating is that alternates.

As verbs the difference between rotating and alternating

is that rotating is while alternating is .

rotating

English

Adjective

(-)
  • that proceeds in sequence or in turns
    • a rotating presidency

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

    *

    alternating

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • that alternates
  • (mathematics, of a knot) Having a planar diagram whose crossings alternate between "over" and "under" as one travels along the knot.
  • (mathematics, of a series) Having terms that alternate between positive and negative.

    • Derived terms

    * alternating current