alternating layers

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alternating
adjective
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/ˈɒl.tə.neɪ.tɪŋ/us
/ˈɑːl.tɚ.neɪ.t̬ɪŋ/
with first one thing, then another thing, and then the first ...
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layer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈleɪ.ər/us
/ˈleɪ.ɚ/
a level of material, such as a type of rock or gas, that is different from the material above or below it, or a thin sheet of ...
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The fronds are borne in flushes, with fertile and sterile fronds often in alternating layers.
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The length of one day has been estimated as 21.9 hours 620 million years ago from rhythmites (alternating layers in sandstone).
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The high carbon tamahagane and the higher carbon nabe-gane are then forged in alternating layers.
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Zippers on alternating layers were offset.
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The bedrock underlying these ridges resembles a layered cake of alternating layers of basalt and sandstone.
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The pigsty has alternating layers of transverse and longitudinal layers of these sleepers, which contains a lot of air which saves weight.
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More modern reflective coatings usually have several alternating layers of specific thickness, made of dielectric materials and sometimes metals.
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This results in alternating layers of filler and metal.
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In tidal areas, which have bidirectional flow, structures are formed with alternating layers of cross-beds dipping in opposite directions that reflect the alternating paleocurrent.
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With alternating layers, pozzolana based and lime based concretes were hand placed inside the barge to sink it and fill it up to the surface.
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Steel that has been cooled slowly, for instance, forms a laminated structure composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite, becoming soft pearlite.
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A general example deals with amphiboles and how cutting along the 010 plane yields alternating layers of pyroxene and trioctahedral mica.
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They have visible and microscopic alternating layers (laminations) of platelets mixed with fibrin, which appear lighter, and darker layers of red blood cells.
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Sometimes white and whole wheat are used in alternating layers to create a ribbon effect.
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The cliff is made up of limestone and shale, in alternating layers.
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All the islands have been built up in submarine eruptions and consist of alternating layers of palagonite tuff and lava.
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Then add meats and have alternating layers of onions and meat.
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The reflection spectrum is found to be broad (90 nm) for alternating layers and can be controlled by varying the design pattern.
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