intermittent

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin intermittens (sending between), from prefix inter- (among, between), plus present participle mittens (sending), from mittere (to send).

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  • (UK) IPA: /ˌɪntɜː(ɹ)ˈmɪtn̩t/, SAMPA: /%Int3:(r)"mItn=t/
  • (US) IPA: /ˌɪntɚˈmɪtn̩t/, SAMPA: /%Int@`"mItn=t/

[edit] Adjective

intermittent (comparative more intermittent, superlative most intermittent)

Positive
intermittent

Comparative
more intermittent

Superlative
most intermittent

  1. Stopping and starting at intervals; coming after a particular time span; not steady or constant
    The day was cloudy with intermittent rain.
    Intermittent bugs are most difficult to reproduce.

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[edit] Adjective

intermittent m. (f. intermittente, m. plural intermittents, f. plural intermittentes)

  1. Intermittent.