spo·rad·ic

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• spo|rad|ic — «spuh RAD ihk», adjective. 1. appearing now and then or at intervals in time; occasional: »sporadic outbreaks. 2. being or occurring apart from others; isolated: »The sporadic meteors, which appear to be independent travelers, seem to be divided… …   Useful english dictionary

• spo|rad´i|cal|ly — spo|rad|ic «spuh RAD ihk», adjective. 1. appearing now and then or at intervals in time; occasional: »sporadic outbreaks. 2. being or occurring apart from others; isolated: »The sporadic meteors, which appear to be independent travelers, seem to… …   Useful english dictionary

• spo — spo·rad·ic; spo·ra·dic·i·ty; spo·ra·din; spo·range; spo·ran·gi·al; spo·ran·gif·er·ous; spo·ran·gi·form; spo·ran·gi·o·gen·ic; spo·ran·gi·oid; spo·ran·gi·ole; spo·ran·gi·o·lum; spo·ran·gi·o·phore; spo·ran·gi·o·spore; spo·ran·gite; spo·ran·gi·tes;… …   English syllables

• rad — am·rad; cha·rad·rii; cha·rad·ri·i·form; cha·rad·ri·i·for·mes; cha·rad·ri·us; col·o·rad·o·ite; con·el·rad; con·rad·son; do·rad; do·rad·i·dae; fa·rad·ic; for·rad; for·rad·er; ir·rad·i·ca·ble; ir·rad·i·cate; ka·me·rad; maa·rad; mac·rad·e·nous;… …   English syllables

• Liste der Biografien/Ra–Rad — Biografien: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• sporadic — spo·rad·ic …   English syllables

• sporadic — spo|rad|ic [ spə rædık ] adjective 1. ) not regular or frequent: The explosions were only sporadic now. sporadic showers 2. ) MEDICAL a sporadic disease appears in separate areas of a country or region with no clear connection between the cases ╾ …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• sporadic — spo•rad•ic [[t]spəˈræd ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional 2) appearing in scattered or isolated instances • Etymology: 1680–90; < ML sporadicus < Gk sporadikós < sporad (s. of sporás strewn …   From formal English to slang

• sporadic disease — (spo rad ik) A disease that occurs occasionally and at random intervals in a population …   Dictionary of microbiology

• sporadic — spo|rad|ic [spəˈrædık] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Medieval Latin; Origin: sporadicus, from Greek, from sporaden scattered in different places ] happening fairly often, but not regularly = ↑intermittent ▪ There has been sporadic violence downtown.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English