Intermittent — In ter*mit tent, a. [L. intermittens, entis, p. pr. of intermittere: cf. F. intermittent.] Coming and going at intervals; alternating; recurrent; periodic; as, an intermittent fever. Boyle. [1913 Webster] {Intermittent fever} (Med.), a disease… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Intermittent fever — Intermittent In ter*mit tent, a. [L. intermittens, entis, p. pr. of intermittere: cf. F. intermittent.] Coming and going at intervals; alternating; recurrent; periodic; as, an intermittent fever. Boyle. [1913 Webster] {Intermittent fever} (Med.) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Intermittent gearing — Intermittent In ter*mit tent, a. [L. intermittens, entis, p. pr. of intermittere: cf. F. intermittent.] Coming and going at intervals; alternating; recurrent; periodic; as, an intermittent fever. Boyle. [1913 Webster] {Intermittent fever} (Med.) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intermittent — intermittence, intermittency, n. intermittently, adv. /in teuhr mit nt/, adj. 1. stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain. 2. alternately functioning and not functioning or alternately… … Universalium
intermittent — /ɪntəˈmɪtnt/ (say intuh mitnt) adjective 1. that intermits, or ceases for a time: an intermittent process. 2. alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent fever. 3. (of streams, lakes, or springs) recurrent; showing water only part of …
Barton Springs — Not to be confused with Barton Springs Pool, a recreational swimming pool, part of Barton Springs. Barton Springs Main Barton Spring, inside Barton Springs Pool Type Karst spring … Wikipedia
Alice Springs — a town in Northern Territory, in central Australia. 13,400. Also called the Alice. Formerly, Stuart. * * * Town (pop., 2001 prelim.: 26,990), Northern Territory, Australia. It lies between Darwin and Adelaide, virtually in the centre of the… … Universalium
spring, ebb-and-flow — ; ebbing and flowing well A spring (flowing well or borehole) exhibiting periodic variation in volume of flow; this variation, which may be regular or irregular, is often attributed in karst regions to siphonic action. Ebb and flow springs… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
GEOGRAPHY — In the Bible The geographic horizon in the early biblical period was the lu aḥ ha ammim, a table of 70 nations listed in Genesis 10. The identification of the names and the location of the countries are the subject of differences of opinion among … Encyclopedia of Judaism
siphon — 1. Synonym for a sump, or a section of flooded cave passage, in common parlance. True siphons, where water flows first up and then down are rare in caves, as the fractures in limestone tend to disrupt the required hydraulics. They are, however … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
