- Stopping and starting at intervals. See synonyms at periodic.
- Alternately containing and empty of water: an intermittent lake.
intermittently in'ter·mit'tent·ly adv.
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adjective
Definition: irregular, sporadic
Antonyms: constant, continual, continuing, continuous, perpetual, regular, steady
Marked by alternating periods of activity and inactivity.
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.
The quiet was only disturbed by the intermittent bark of a far-off dog.
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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