Intermittent vs Semitertian - What's the difference?
intermittent | semitertian |
Stopping and starting at intervals; coming after a particular time span; not steady or constant
(specifically, geology, of a body of water) Existing only for certain seasons; that is, being dry for part of the year.
(obsolete, medicine, of a fever) Having a paroxysm every day, and a second stronger one every two days
As adjectives the difference between intermittent and semitertian
is that intermittent is stopping and starting at intervals; coming after a particular time span; not steady or constant while semitertian is (obsolete|medicine|of a fever) having a paroxysm every day, and a second stronger one every two days.As nouns the difference between intermittent and semitertian
is that intermittent is (medicine|dated) an intermittent fever or disease while semitertian is (obsolete|medicine) an intermittent fever of this kind.intermittent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The day was cloudy with intermittent rain.
- Intermittent bugs are most difficult to reproduce.
- The area has many intermittent lakes and streams.