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intermittence

/ˌɪntɚmˈɪtəns/ noun

The state of being sporadic or intermittent; a lack of flow or fluency.

Word Origin From Latin intermittere 'to leave off, interrupt,' from inter- 'between' + mittere 'to send.' Intermittence is the state of stopping and starting, sending gaps between. The root mittere 'to send' is everywhere: mission, dismiss (send away), transmit (send across), submit (send under), commit (send together). The idea is sending something into the gaps.

noun The state of being sporadic or intermittent; a lack of flow or fluency. countable

The intermittence of the radio signal made communication difficult.

(名词) 间歇性

无线电信号的断断续续使通信变得困难。

(sustantivo) El estado de ser esporádico o intermitente; una falta de flujo o fluidez.

La intermitencia de la señal de radio dificultó la comunicación.

(nom) intermittence; discontinuité; irrégularité [Caractère de ce qui est intermittent ; absence de continuité ou de régularité dans le temps.]

L'intermittence du signal radio rendait la communication difficile.

(Substantiv) Unterbrechung; Unstetigkeit [Der Zustand, in dem etwas nicht kontinuierlich, sondern mit Unterbrechungen oder unregelmäßig auftritt.]

Die **intermittence** des Funksignals erschwerte die Kommunikation.

(名詞) 断続的であること、途切れ途切れになる性質

ラジオ信号の途切れにより、通信が困難になった。

(substantivo) intermitência; descontinuidade; irregularidade [O estado de ser esporádico ou intermitente; falta de fluxo ou continuidade.]

A intermitência do sinal de rádio dificultou a comunicação.

Synonyms: irregularity sporadicity discontinuity fitfulness unpredictability occasionalness fits and starts unevenness Antonyms: continuity regularity constancy steadiness
Word parts: inter + mitt + ence

Related words

intermit intermittent intermittently

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