intermittent
11intermittent — meaning ‘occurring at intervals’, is spelt ent …
12intermittent — [adj] irregular, sporadic alternate, arrested, broken, by bits and pieces*, checked, cyclic, cyclical, discontinuing, discontinuous, epochal, every other, fitful, here and there*, hit or miss*, infrequent, interrupted, isochronal, isochronous,… …
13intermittent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ occurring at irregular intervals. DERIVATIVES intermittency noun intermittently adverb. ORIGIN Latin, ceasing , from intermittere (see INTERMISSION(Cf. ↑intermission)) …
14intermittent — adjective Etymology: Latin intermittent , intermittens, present participle of intermittere Date: 1601 coming and going at intervals ; not continuous < intermittent rain >; also occasional < intermittent trips abroad > • intermittently adverb …
15INTERMITTENT — ENTE. adj. Qui discontinue, et reprend par intervalles. Il n est guère usité que dans les locutions suivantes : En Médec., Pouls intermittent, Pouls dont les battements cessent par des intervalles inégaux. Fièvre intermittente, Fièvre qui cesse… …
16intermittent — intermittence, intermittency, n. intermittently, adv. /in teuhr mit nt/, adj. 1. stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain. 2. alternately functioning and not functioning or alternately… …
17intermittent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. fitful, off and on, recurrent; periodic, discontinuous, interrupted, broken; flickering. See irregularity, discontinuance. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. periodic, alternate, shifting, coming and going …
18intermittent — [[t]ɪ̱ntə(r)mɪ̱t(ə)nt[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is intermittent happens occasionally rather than continuously. After three hours of intermittent rain, the game was abandoned. Syn: sporadic Derived words: intermittently ADV GRADED usu ADV… …
19intermittent — /ɪntəˈmɪtnt/ (say intuh mitnt) adjective 1. that intermits, or ceases for a time: an intermittent process. 2. alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent fever. 3. (of streams, lakes, or springs) recurrent; showing water only part of …
20intermittent — adjective /ˌɪntɜː(ɹ)ˈmɪtn̩t,ˌɪntɚˈmɪtn̩t/ Stopping and starting at intervals; coming after a particular time span; not steady or constant The day was cloudy with intermittent rain. See Also: inter, inter , intermittence, intermittency …
