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- DictionaryIn·ter·mit·tent/ˌin(t)ərˈmitnt/
adjective
- 1. occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady: "intermittent rain"
Definition of intermittent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
3 days ago · 1. stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again. an intermittent pain. 2. alternately functioning and not functioning or alternately functioning properly and improperly. 3. (of streams, lakes, or springs) recurrent; showing water only part of the time. SYNONYMS 1. interrupted, sporadic.
Definitions of intermittent. adjective. stopping and starting at irregular intervals. “ intermittent rain showers”. synonyms: sporadic. recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances.
adjective. uk / ˌɪntəˈmɪt ə nt / us. Add to word list Add to word list. stopping and starting again for short periods of time: intermittent rain. intermittently. adverb. (Definition of intermittent from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of intermittent. in Chinese (Traditional) 間歇的，斷斷續續的… See more.
adjective. /ˌɪntərˈmɪtnt/ stopping and starting often over a period of time, but not regularly synonym sporadic intermittent bursts of applause intermittent showers. Definitions on the go. Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app. intermittently.
1. Stopping and starting at intervals. See Synonyms at periodic. 2. Alternately containing and empty of water: an intermittent lake. in′ter·mit′tence n. in′ter·mit′tent·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Noun. Filter. adjective. Stopping and starting at intervals; pausing from time to time; periodic. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Alternately containing and empty of water. An intermittent lake. American Heritage. (specifically, geology, of a body of water) Existing only for certain seasons; that is, being dry for part of the year.
