intermittent

(ĭn'tər-mĭt'nt)
adj.

1. Stopping and starting at intervals. See synonyms at periodic.
2. Alternately containing and empty of water: an intermittent lake.

intermittence in'ter·mit'tence n.
intermittently in'ter·mit'tent·ly adv.

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meaning 'occurring at intervals', is spelt -ent.

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adjective

Happening or appearing now and then: fitful, occasional, periodic, periodical, sporadic. Informal on-again, off-again. See continue/stop/pause.

adj

Definition: irregular, sporadic
Antonyms: constant, continual, continuing, continuous, perpetual, regular, steady

A fault occuring at random intervals of time. Intermittent problems are often difficult to locate because of the random nature. They often don't occur when the technician is present.

IN BRIEF: n. - The quality of being occasional.

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Marked by alternating periods of activity and inactivity.

• i. mandatory ventilation (IMV) — see intermittent mandatory ventilation.
• i. positive-pressure breathing (IPPB) — a form of respiratory therapy utilizing a ventilator for the treatment of patients with inadequate breathing. As the name implies, the treatment involves application of pressure only during the inspiratory phase, its purpose being to assist the patient to breathe more deeply. See also intermittent positive-pressure ventilation.

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• Periods of Time - intermittent: (adj) periodic, interrupted in time, recurrent

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - periodisk optrædende, uregelmæssig

Nederlands (Dutch)
met tussenpozen, af en toe, schoksgewijs

Français (French)
adj. - intermittent, occasionnel

Deutsch (German)
adj. - in Abständen auftretend, intermittierend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - διαλείπων, εναλλασσόμενος, περιοδικός

Italiano (Italian)
intermittente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - intermitente

Русский (Russian)
прерывистый, перемежающийся, пульсирующий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - intermitente, espasmódico, discontinuo, periódico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - (ofta) avbruten, oregelbunden, periodisk(t återkommande)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
间歇的, 断断续续的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 間歇的, 斷斷續續的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 때때로 중단되는, 간헐적인, 단속하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 間隔を置いて起こる, 断続的な, 間欠的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متقطع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא רצוף, נפסק חליפות, בא והולך, מתנדנד‬

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