in·ter·val ( n t r-vl)n. 1. A space between two objects, points, or units. 2. The amount of time between two specified instants, events, or states. 3. One of a series of predetermined distances covered at regular time increments with intermittent periods of rest in an athletic workout. 4. Mathematics a. A set of numbers consisting of all the numbers between a pair of given numbers along with either, both, or none of the endpoints. b. A closed interval. c. An open interval. d. A half-open interval. e. A line segment representing the set of numbers in an interval. 5. Chiefly British An intermission, as between acts of a play. 6. Music The difference, usually expressed in the number of steps, between two pitches. [Middle English intervalle, from Old French, from Latin intervallum : inter-, inter- + vallum, rampart.] in  ter·valic, inter·vallic (-v lk) adj. |
interval
Noun
1. the period of time between two events
2. Brit & Austral a short period between parts of a play, concert, etc.
3. Music the difference of pitch between two notes
4. at intervals
a. now and then: turn the chicken at intervals
b. with a certain amount of space between: the poles were placed at intervals of twenty metres [Latin intervallum, literally: space between two palisades]
1. The space between adjacent groups of ships or boats measured in any direction between the corresponding ships or boats in each group.
2. The space between adjacent individuals, ground vehicles, or units in a formation that are placed side by side, measured abreast.
3. The space between adjacent aircraft measured from front to rear in units of time or distance.
4. The time lapse between photographic exposures.
5. At battery right or left, an interval ordered in seconds is the time between one gun firing and the next gun firing. Five seconds is the standard interval.
6. At rounds of fire for effect the interval is the time in seconds between successive rounds from each gun.
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| Noun | 1. |  interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instantsquantity, measure, amount - how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify access time - (computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive; "access time is the sum of seek time and rotational latency and command processing overhead" distance, space - the interval between two times; "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes" embolism, intercalation - an insertion into a calendar seek time - (computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to a specific data track time constant - (electronics) the time required for the current or voltage in a circuit to rise or fall exponentially through approximately 63 per cent of its amplitude time slot, slot - a time assigned on a schedule or agenda; "the TV program has a new time slot"; "an aircraft landing slot" lunitidal interval - interval between the moon's transit of a particular meridian and the next high tide at that meridian absence - the time interval during which something or somebody is away; "he visited during my absence" pause, suspension, intermission, interruption, break - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something interlude - an intervening period or episode interim, meantime, meanwhile, lag - the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government" latent period - the time that elapses before the presence of a disease is manifested by symptoms latent period, reaction time, response time, latency - the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it eternity - a seemingly endless time interval (waiting) cycle, round, rhythm - an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons" lead time - the time interval between the initiation and the completion of a production process; "the lead times for many publications can vary tremendously"; "planning is an area where lead time can be reduced" period - the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon float - the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment latency, rotational latency - (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head processing time - the time it takes to complete a prescribed procedure; "they increased output by decreasing processing time" |
| 2. | interval - a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints bounded interval, closed interval - an interval that includes its endpoints open interval, unbounded interval - an interval that does not include its endpoints sub-interval - an interval that is included in another interval set - (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite" | |
| 3. | interval - the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning" distance - the property created by the space between two objects or points clearance - the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them | |
| 4. | interval - the difference in pitch between two notes musical notation - (music) notation used by musicians quarter tone, quarter-tone - half of a semitone musical octave, octave - a musical interval of eight tones third - the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it; "a simple harmony written in major thirds" fourth - the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it fifth - the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it sixth - the musical interval between one note and another six notes away from it seventh - the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it |
interval
Translations
interval [ˈɪntəvl] n → intervalo;
(BRIT) (THEAT, SPORT) → descanso;
sunny intervals (METEOROLOGY) → claros mpl
interval [ˈɪntəvl] n → intervalle m;
bright intervals (in weather) → éclaircies fpl;
at intervals → par intervalles
interval [ˈɪntəvl] n → Pause f;
(Mus) → Intervall nt;
bright intervals (in weather) → Aufheiterungen pl;
at intervals → in Abständen
interval [ˈɪntəvl] n → intervallo;
(BRIT ) (SCOL) → ricreazione f; intervallo;
bright intervals (in weather) → schiarite fpl;
at intervals → a intervalli
n interval [ˈintəvəl]
1 a time or space between He returned home after an interval of two hours. tydperk فَتْرَه، مُدَّه промеждутък interval interval; afbrydelse der Zwischenraum,die Zwischenzeit διάλειμμα, διάστημα που μεσολαβεί intervalo ajavahemik فاصله؛ وقفه tauko intervalle הַפסָקָה अंतराल međuprostor, razmak időköz; (tér)köz selang millibil, hlé intervallo 間隔 (시간·공간의) 간격, 사이 tarpas, pertrauka intervāls; starplaiks selang tussenruimte, tussentijd mellomrom, pause odstęp, przerwa intervalo interval, timp интервал interval; rozpätie presledek interval intervall, avbrott, rast ช่วงเวลา ara, süre 間隔 проміжок, інтервал زمانی وقفہ khoảng thời gian giữa 2 sự kiện 间隔
2 a short break in a play, concert etc We had ice-cream in the interval. pouse فاصِلَه موسيقيَّه пауза přestávka pause die Pause διάλειμμα descanso vaheaeg انتراکت väliaika entracte הַפסָקָה अध्यावकाश, स्वरान्तराल stanka szünet istirahat hlé intervallo 幕合い 막간 pertrauka starpbrīdis waktu rehat pauze pause antrakt intervalo antract, pauză антракт prestávka odmor pauza mellanakt, paus หยุดพักเป็นช่วง ๆ ara, mola, antrakt 幕間休息 перерва; антракт کھیل تماشے کے دوران مختصر وقفہ thời gian giải lao 幕间休息
at intervals
here and there; now and then Trees grew at intervals along the road. plek-plek في فَتَراتٍ مُتَقَطِّعَه тук там tu a tam med mellemrum; nu og da dann und wann κατά διαστήματα aquí y allí; a intervalos paiguti بطور پراکنده؛ گهگاه paikoitellen, ajoittain par intervalles בִרווָחִים नियमित रूप से समान अन्तराल के साथ घटित होना tu i tamo, odmorište uz cestu hellyel-közzel, térközökkel di sana-sini með millibili; hér og þar a tratti あちこちに 이따금, 군데군데 tarpais, kartkartėmis laiku pa laikam di sana-sini met tussenpozen med mellomrom, her og der w odstępach aqui e ali din loc în loc; din timp în timp с промежутками tu a tam tu in tam tu i tamo med intervaller, här och där, då och då, med [] mellanrum เป็นพัก ๆ aralıklarla, fasılalarla 不時 тут і там; з проміжками وقفے وقفے đan xen nhau 相隔一定的距离
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