intermittent

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French intermittent, from Latin intermittens (“sending between”), from prefix inter- (“among, on”) + mittens (“sending”), from mittere (“to send”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɪntəˈmɪtn̩t/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌɪntɚˈmɪtn̩t/ === Adjective === intermittent (comparative more intermittent, superlative most intermittent) Stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span. Synonyms: periodic, periodical, patchy, spasmodic; see also Thesaurus:discontinuous Antonyms: steady, constant, continual (specifically, geology, of a body of water) Existing only for certain seasons; that is, being dry for part of the year. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== inter inter- intermit intermittence intermittency ==== Translations ==== === Noun === intermittent (plural intermittents) (medicine, dated) An intermittent fever or disease. == French == === Etymology === From Latin intermittentem. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === intermittent (feminine intermittente, masculine plural intermittents, feminine plural intermittentes) Intermittent ==== Derived terms ==== intermittemment === Further reading === “intermittent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === intermittent third-person plural future active indicative of intermittō