intermittence

/,intə'mitəns/ Cách viết khác : (intermittency) /,intə'mitənsi/

Thân thiện

The lighthouse beam shows a pattern of intermittence against the dark sky.

Definition

Noun: The quality or state of being intermittent; the condition of occurring at irregular intervals, with pauses or breaks in between. It describes something that starts and stops periodically or is subject to interruption.

Usage and Examples

• The intermittence of the old radio signal made it difficult to listen to the broadcast.
• A major challenge with solar power is the intermittence of sunlight due to clouds and nightfall.
• The patient reported the intermittence of the pain, noting it would come and go without warning.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Scientific Context: Often used to describe natural phenomena, mechanical failures, or medical symptoms that are not constant.
  • Engineers are working on batteries to compensate for the intermittence of renewable energy sources like wind.
• Formal/Descriptive Writing: Used to characterize an irregular pattern or unreliable nature.
  • The intermittence of his correspondence left his friends wondering about his well-being.

Variants and Related Words

• Intermittent (adjective): Occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.
  • We experienced intermittent rain throughout the day.
• Intermittently (adverb): In an intermittent manner.
  • The light flashed intermittently.
• Intermittency (noun): A less common variant, synonymous with .

Synonyms

• Irregularity
• Discontinuity
• Sporadicity
• Fitfulness
• Periodicity (when emphasizing the cyclical stop-and-start nature)

Antonyms

• Constancy
• Continuity
• Steadiness
• Perpetuity

Học thuật

Noun

1. the quality of being intermittent; subject to interruption or periodic stopping

Từ đồng nghĩa

• intermittency