interval
Meaning
- A distance in space.
- A period of time.
- The difference (a ratio or logarithmic measure) in pitch between two notes, often referring to those two pitches themselves (otherwise known as a dyad).
- A connected section of the real line which may be empty or have a length of zero.
- (British, India) An intermission.
- half time, a scheduled intermission between the periods of play
- Either of the two breaks, at lunch and tea, between the three sessions of a day's play
Synonyms
space between
period of time
distance between
interim period
pause in writing
seismic interval
stratigraphic interval
clearance distance
spacing interval
interdigital pause
space interval
entr’acte
fitful
keep apart
Translations
intervalle
intervallo
intervalo
Intervall
intervalFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɪntɚvəl/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English interval, intervalle, from Old French intervalle, entreval, from Latin intervallum (“space between, interval, distance, interval of time, pause, difference; literally, space between two palisades or walls”), from inter (“between”) + vallum (“palisade, wall”).
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