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Definition of intermittent in English: intermittentadjective ɪntəˈmɪt(ə)ntˌɪn(t)ərˈmɪtnt Occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady. Example sentencesExamples - The men try to feed their families by finding intermittent work as labourers.
- The pain can vary in occurrence and be mild and intermittent, or more pronounced and steady.
- Watching intermittent flashes of light floating randomly through the air is a spectacular sight.
- We've had intermittent contact throughout and I did see him over the summer.
- Today we've had intermittent heavy showers, complete with a rainbow.
- Two weeks later, five rangers ascended the west face in intermittent rain and snow.
- His sleep was fitful and intermittent, and he soon rose from bed to go and see his son.
- Not even intermittent rain, lack of sponsorship, or a faulty sound system could stop the fun had by all.
- As the symptoms are intermittent, and only occur in cold conditions, it is rare for the clinician to witness an attack.
- It is often accompanied by intermittent periods of stiffness that is related to muscle guarding.
- Power, water and other essential services are intermittent at best.
- Despite the intermittent downpours, the punters stumped up in healthy numbers.
- I don't care if rain is patchy or scattered or intermittent or coming in from an easterly direction.
- The air-conditioning system makes an intermittent but very loud noise when the engine is turned off.
- She was also warned last weekend about intermittent disruptions this week.
- The sound can be of any pitch or type, continuous or intermittent.
- Despite heavy, continuous rain and intermittent patches of fog, it would take an earthquake to stop us!
- Last year, the bollard hit the news again when it was plagued by intermittent mechanical problems and a new motor was fitted.
- The weather was typically hot, although there was a threat of intermittent rain throughout the day.
- I had intermittent hot and cold flushes, uncontrollable shivers and shakes and a burning sore throat.
Synonyms sporadic, irregular, fitful, spasmodic, broken, fragmentary, discontinuous, disconnected, isolated, odd, random, patchy, scattered on again and off again, on and off, in fits and starts occasional, periodic, cyclic, recurrent, recurring
Derivatives noun ɪntəˈmɪt(ə)ns In studying women's earnings, it is crucial to consider the aspect of interruption or intermittence of the work experience commonly observed for women. Example sentencesExamples - When is intermittence a feature of the technology itself, and when is it an aspect of user practices?
- You may have experienced intermittence and/or slowness while accessing the SSO.
- A run like this, without favourable intermittences, is extremely rare but always possible.
- The range of techniques described apply to circuit discontinuities (intermittences) of durations ranging from approximately 10 nanoseconds to several seconds.
noun ɪntəˈmɪt(ə)nsi To get around the problem of the intermittency in solar power, solar arrays could be placed where the sun shines 24 hours a day - in space. Example sentencesExamples - If the intermittency we see now continues, we're going to lose this fish.
- It's now been five days or so since Telecom's DSL service began suffering from extensive intermittency and, at times, total outages.
- Wind power has to be considered relative to the overall variability of demand and the intermittency of other power generators.
- Probabilistic transitions are used to model the stochastic behavior of components, such as failure and intermittency.
Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin intermittent- 'ceasing', from the verb intermittere (see intermit). Definition of intermittent in US English: intermittentadjectiveˌɪn(t)ərˈmɪtntˌin(t)ərˈmitnt Occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady. Example sentencesExamples - I had intermittent hot and cold flushes, uncontrollable shivers and shakes and a burning sore throat.
- The weather was typically hot, although there was a threat of intermittent rain throughout the day.
- Today we've had intermittent heavy showers, complete with a rainbow.
- The pain can vary in occurrence and be mild and intermittent, or more pronounced and steady.
- Power, water and other essential services are intermittent at best.
- The sound can be of any pitch or type, continuous or intermittent.
- Despite the intermittent downpours, the punters stumped up in healthy numbers.
- Watching intermittent flashes of light floating randomly through the air is a spectacular sight.
- As the symptoms are intermittent, and only occur in cold conditions, it is rare for the clinician to witness an attack.
- Two weeks later, five rangers ascended the west face in intermittent rain and snow.
- Despite heavy, continuous rain and intermittent patches of fog, it would take an earthquake to stop us!
- Not even intermittent rain, lack of sponsorship, or a faulty sound system could stop the fun had by all.
- We've had intermittent contact throughout and I did see him over the summer.
- Last year, the bollard hit the news again when it was plagued by intermittent mechanical problems and a new motor was fitted.
- The men try to feed their families by finding intermittent work as labourers.
- The air-conditioning system makes an intermittent but very loud noise when the engine is turned off.
- It is often accompanied by intermittent periods of stiffness that is related to muscle guarding.
- She was also warned last weekend about intermittent disruptions this week.
- His sleep was fitful and intermittent, and he soon rose from bed to go and see his son.
- I don't care if rain is patchy or scattered or intermittent or coming in from an easterly direction.
Synonyms sporadic, irregular, fitful, spasmodic, broken, fragmentary, discontinuous, disconnected, isolated, odd, random, patchy, scattered
Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin intermittent- ‘ceasing’, from the verb intermittere (see intermit). |