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intermittent

adjectivemasculine/feminine/ĩtɨɾmiˈtẽtɨ/medium

in·ter·mi·ten·te

Definition

Occurring or functioning with periodic interruptions; stopping and starting at intervals.
The intermittent light of the lighthouse warned ships of the danger.
He suffered from intermittent pain in his knee.
Common collocations
intermittent lightintermittent painintermittent signalintermittent operation

Etymology

Do latim 'intermittens, intermittentis', particípio presente de 'intermittere' (interromper).

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