Complete Definition of "intermittent"

English

Etymology
From L. intermittens, sending between, from prefix inter-, among or between, plus present participle mittens, sending, from mittere, send

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-intermittent.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj

  1. stop|Stopping and starting at intervals; coming after a particular time span; not steady or constant

#:The day was cloudy with intermittent rain.

Derived terms
intermittently

Related terms
inter
inter-
intermittence
intermittency

Translations
trans-top|stopping and starting at intervals
Czech: p�erušovaný m
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Finnish: ajoittainen, epäsäännöllinen
French: #French|intermittent
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