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intermittency

/ˌɪntɚmˈɪtənsi/ noun

The state of being intermittent; periodicity.

Word Origin From Latin inter 'between' and mittere 'to send' — intermittency is the quality of sending between, of stopping and starting. The root mittere gives us mission, commit (send together), and submit (send under). The breakdown inter+mitt+ent+cy shows the prefix, root, and suffixes, so intermittency is literally 'sending between-ness'.

noun The state of being intermittent; periodicity. countable

The intermittency of the rainfall made farming challenging this season.

(名词) 间歇性

降雨的间歇性使本季的农耕充满挑战。

(sustantivo) intermitencia; periodicidad [el estado de ser intermitente; periodicidad]

La intermitencia de las lluvias hizo que la agricultura fuera difícil esta temporada.

(nom) intermittence; caractère intermittent; périodicité [État de ce qui est intermittent ; caractère périodique.]

L'**intermittency** des pluies a rendu l'agriculture difficile cette saison.

(Substantiv) Unterbrochenheit; Diskontinuität [der Zustand, in dem etwas in unregelmäßigen Abständen auftritt oder unterbrochen wird.]

Die **intermittency** der Regenfälle machte die Landwirtschaft in dieser Saison schwierig.

(名詞) 間欠性、断続性。続いたり止んだりする状態。

降雨の**intermittency**（断続的な降り方）のおかげで、今シーズンの農業はとても困難だった。

(substantivo) intermitência; periodicidade [O estado de ser intermitente; periodicidade.]

A intermitência das chuvas tornou a agricultura desafiadora nesta temporada.

Synonyms: intermittence periodicity irregularity fitfulness sporadicness discontinuity Antonyms: continuity constancy regularity steadiness
Word parts: inter + mitt + ent + cy

Related words

intermittent intermittently intermit intermission commit commission submit submission permit permission transmit transmission mission

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