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   intermittent

   /ˌɪntəˈmɪt(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady: "intermittent rain"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin intermittent- ‘ceasing’, from the verb intermittere (see intermit).

   Derivatives

   • 1. intermittence noun
   • 2. intermittency noun

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   INTERMITTENT definition: 1. not happening regularly or continuously; stopping and starting repeatedly or with periods in…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of INTERMITTENT is coming and going at intervals : not continuous; also : occasional. How to use intermittent in a sentence.

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   Intermittent definition: stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again. See examples of INTERMITTENT used in a sentence.

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   Definition of intermittent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   adjective. Something that is intermittent happens occasionally rather than continuously. After three hours of intermittent rain, the game was abandoned. Synonyms: periodic, broken, occasional, recurring More Synonyms of intermittent. intermittently adverb [usually ADVERB with verb] The talks went on intermittently for three years.

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   Something that is intermittent happens occasionally rather than continuously. After three hours of intermittent rain, the game was abandoned. Synonyms: periodic, broken, occasional, recurring More Synonyms of intermittent. intermittently adverb.

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   INTERMITTENT definition: stopping and starting again for short periods of time: . Learn more.

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   The adjective intermittent modifies things that work or stop and start at periodic intervals. An interesting use of something intermittent is a metronome, a device that marks off time in music by making a sound in a regular pattern.

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    Define intermittent. intermittent synonyms, intermittent pronunciation, intermittent translation, English dictionary definition of intermittent. adj. 1. Stopping and starting at intervals. See Synonyms at periodic. 2. Alternately containing and empty of water: an intermittent lake. in′ter·mit′tence...

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    intermittent meaning, definition, what is intermittent: stopping and starting often and for shor...: Learn more.