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Intermittent
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Meaning
Adj
●
In Time:
Stopping and
starting
,
occurring
, or
presenting
at intervals
;
coming after
a particular time span.
●
In Geology:
Existing only
for certain
seasons
; that is, being
dry
for part of the year.
Noun
●
In Medicine:
An
intermittent
fever
or disease.
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Origin
intermittent
English
intermittens
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Periodic
Periodical
Patchy
Spasmodic
Discontinuous
Broken
Sporadic
Antonyms
Steady
Constant
Continual
Related
Infrequent
Irregular
Periodic
Erratic
Prolonged
Transient
Uncontrolled
Acute
Occasional
Unreliable
Chronic
Recurrent
Localised
Temporary
Continuous
Mild
Brownouts
Unpredictable
Excessive
Alternating
Unstable
Severe
Paroxysmal
Unexplained
Interrupted
Spotty
Repetitive
Episodic
Unscheduled
Regular
Immediate
Inspiratory
Random
Fasting
Constant
Persistent
Rapid
Oscillatory
Intense
Seasonal
Uninterrupted
Reversible
Slow
Anaerobic
Aperiodic
Abnormal
Nocturnal
Induced
Variable
Outages
Momentary
Oscillation
Overloaded
Transitory
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