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intermittent
What does intermittent mean?
intermittent (adjective): stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use intermittent in a sentence?
- The day was cloudy with intermittent rain. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Intermittent bugs are most difficult to reproduce. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce intermittent?
/ˌɪntɚˈmɪtn̩t/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does intermittent come from?
From Middle French intermittent, from Latin intermittens (“sending between”), from prefix inter- (“among, on”) + mittens (“sending”), from mittere (“to send”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “intermittent” mean?
offensive to the senses; disgusting, unpleasant, nauseous, especially having an undesirable smell
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stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span
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of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
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very broad; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific instances
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