Associations to the word «Intermittent»

Wiktionary

INTERMITTENT, adjective. Stopping and starting at intervals; coming after a particular time span; not steady or constant
INTERMITTENT, adjective. (specifically) (geology) (of a body of water) Existing only for certain seasons; that is, being dry for part of the year.
INTERMITTENT, noun. (medicine) (dated) An intermittent fever or disease.
INTERMITTENT EXPLOSIVE DISORDER, noun. A behavioral disorder characterized by extreme anger, sometimes uncontrollable, that is disproportionate to the situation at hand.
INTERMITTENT LAKE, noun. (geology) A lake that is intermittent; that is, a lake that is dry for part of the year.
INTERMITTENT LAKES, noun. Plural of intermittent lake

Dictionary definition

INTERMITTENT, adjective. Stopping and starting at irregular intervals; "intermittent rain showers".

Wise words

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