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   intermittent

   /ˌɪntəˈmɪt(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady: "intermittent rain"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin intermittent- ‘ceasing’, from the verb intermittere (see intermit).

   Derivatives

   • 1. intermittence noun
   • 2. intermittency noun

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   What does intermitente mean?

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   What does intermittent mean in a sentence?

   • Reach for the adjective intermittent to describe periodic movement and stopping and starting over a period of time. The adjective intermittent modifies things that work or stop and start at periodic intervals. An interesting use of something intermittent is a metronome, a device that marks off time in music by making a sound in a regular pattern.

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   What does intermittent pain mean?

   • an intermittent pain. alternately functioning and not functioning or alternately functioning properly and improperly. (of streams, lakes, or springs) recurrent; showing water only part of the time. He found, for instance, that regular rewards speed up learning, whereas intermittent rewards produce behavior that’s hard to extinguish in the lab.

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   What is an intermittent instrument?

   • An interesting use of something intermittent is a metronome, a device that marks off time in music by making a sound in a regular pattern. It provides structure for musicians, especially when there are several instruments all playing different melodies at the same time.

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   Intermittent means not happening regularly or continuously; stopping and starting repeatedly or with periods in between. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and usage with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   Intermittent definition: stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again. See examples of INTERMITTENT used in a sentence.

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   The adjective intermittent modifies things that work or stop and start at periodic intervals. An interesting use of something intermittent is a metronome, a device that marks off time in music by making a sound in a regular pattern.

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   Intermittent means happening occasionally rather than continuously, or stopping and starting at intervals. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, grammar and usage of intermittent with examples from Collins English Dictionary.

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