intermittent rain

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• intermittent — adjective Etymology: Latin intermittent , intermittens, present participle of intermittere Date: 1601 coming and going at intervals ; not continuous < intermittent rain >; also occasional < intermittent trips abroad > • intermittently adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• intermittent — [[t]ɪ̱ntə(r)mɪ̱t(ə)nt[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is intermittent happens occasionally rather than continuously. After three hours of intermittent rain, the game was abandoned. Syn: sporadic Derived words: intermittently ADV GRADED usu ADV… …   English dictionary

• intermittent — adjective /ˌɪntɜː(ɹ)ˈmɪtn̩t,ˌɪntɚˈmɪtn̩t/ Stopping and starting at intervals; coming after a particular time span; not steady or constant The day was cloudy with intermittent rain. See Also: inter, inter , intermittence, intermittency …   Wiktionary

• intermittent — in|ter|mit|tent [ ,ıntər mıtnt ] adjective happening sometimes but not regularly or often: a dull day with intermittent rain ╾ in|ter|mit|tent|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• intermittent — UK [ˌɪntə(r)ˈmɪt(ə)nt] / US [ˌɪntərˈmɪt(ə)nt] adjective happening sometimes but not regularly or often a dull day with intermittent rain Derived word: intermittently adverb …   English dictionary

• intermittent — [ˌɪntəˈmɪt(ə)nt] adj happening sometimes but not regularly or often a dull day with intermittent rain[/ex] intermittently adv …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Intermittent — In ter*mit tent, a. [L. intermittens, entis, p. pr. of intermittere: cf. F. intermittent.] Coming and going at intervals; alternating; recurrent; periodic; as, an intermittent fever. Boyle. [1913 Webster] {Intermittent fever} (Med.), a disease… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Intermittent fever — Intermittent In ter*mit tent, a. [L. intermittens, entis, p. pr. of intermittere: cf. F. intermittent.] Coming and going at intervals; alternating; recurrent; periodic; as, an intermittent fever. Boyle. [1913 Webster] {Intermittent fever} (Med.) …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Intermittent gearing — Intermittent In ter*mit tent, a. [L. intermittens, entis, p. pr. of intermittere: cf. F. intermittent.] Coming and going at intervals; alternating; recurrent; periodic; as, an intermittent fever. Boyle. [1913 Webster] {Intermittent fever} (Med.) …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Intermittent springs — Intermittent In ter*mit tent, a. [L. intermittens, entis, p. pr. of intermittere: cf. F. intermittent.] Coming and going at intervals; alternating; recurrent; periodic; as, an intermittent fever. Boyle. [1913 Webster] {Intermittent fever} (Med.) …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• rain — I n. 1) to make, produce rain 2) (a) driving, heavy, pouring, soaking, torrential; freezing; intermittent; light; steady rain 3) acid rain 4) rain falls; freezes; lets up; pours; starts; stops 5) rain beats, patters (against the windows) 6) (misc …   Combinatory dictionary