intermittent
[ in-ter-mit-nt ]
/ ˌɪn tərˈmɪt nt /
adjective
stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.
alternately functioning and not functioning or alternately functioning properly and improperly.
(of streams, lakes, or springs) recurrent; showing water only part of the time.
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intermittent
/ (ˌɪntəˈmɪtənt) /
adjective
occurring occasionally or at regular or irregular intervals; periodic
Derived forms of intermittent
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intermittent
[ ĭn′tər-mĭt′nt ]
adj.
Stopping and starting at intervals.
Marked by intervals of complete quietude occurring between two periods of activity.
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in′ter•mit′tence n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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