intermittency

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noun

The state of being intermittent; periodicity.

UncommonScrabble 20

Meanings

nounintermittency (countable and uncountable, plural intermittencies)

plural intermittencies

  1. countableuncountableThe state of being intermittent; periodicity.

    Synonyms: intermittence

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state of being intermittent; periodicity.

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe quality of being intermittent; subject to interruption or periodic stopping

Broader
irregularityunregularity

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian непрекъснатост
  • непрекъснатост (neprekăsnatost)the state of being intermittent
Finnish ajoittaisuus
  • ajoittaisuusthe state of being intermittent
French intermittence
  • intermittencethe state of being intermittent
Irish eadrannacht
  • eadrannachtthe state of being intermittent
Italian intermittenza
  • intermittenzathe state of being intermittent
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APA

intermittency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intermittency

MLA

“intermittency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intermittency. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intermittency,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intermittency.

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