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- Dictionaryintermittent/ˌɪntəˈmɪt(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady: "intermittent rain"
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INTERMITTENT definition: 1. not happening regularly or continuously; stopping and starting repeatedly or with periods in…. Learn more.
The meaning of INTERMITTENT is coming and going at intervals : not continuous; also : occasional. How to use intermittent in a sentence.
Intermittent definition: stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again. See examples of INTERMITTENT used in a sentence.
Something that is intermittent happens occasionally rather than continuously. After three hours of intermittent rain, the game was abandoned. American English : intermittent / ɪntərˈmɪtənt /
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.
INTERMITTENT meaning: 1. not happening regularly or continuously; stopping and starting repeatedly or with periods in…. Learn more.
Definition of intermittent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.