intermittent

«intermittent» in Mova's school dictionary: Stopping and starting again and again; not continuous — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (intermittent)

meaning for a pupil

Stopping and starting again and again; not continuous. tree →

sense in the lessons

In weather forecasts (intermittent rain), science, and everyday life (an intermittent fault). Phrases: intermittent rain, intermittent showers, intermittent signal.

examples

• The forecast is for intermittent rain. tree →
• We had an intermittent Wi-Fi signal in the caravan. tree →
• There was an intermittent beeping from the smoke alarm, so we changed the battery. tree →
• Intermittent showers stopped the cricket match several times. tree →
• His cough was intermittent. tree →
• The streetlight has an intermittent fault. tree →

note

Adverb: intermittently. Opposite: continuous, constant. Smoke alarm beeping every so often usually means the battery is low.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «intermittent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.