noun
Meaning 1
A distance in space.
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noun
A distance in space.
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noun
A period of time.
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noun
The difference (a ratio or logarithmic measure) in pitch between two notes, often referring to those two pitches themselves (otherwise known as a dyad).
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Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
A connected section of the real line which may be empty or have a length of zero.
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Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
An intermission.
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Usage: India, UK
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noun
half time, a scheduled intermission between the periods of play.
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Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Either of the two breaks, at lunch and tea, between the three sessions of a day's play.
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Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
the distance between things
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: separation
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Broader terms: distance
Narrower terms: clearance
noun
a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints
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Broader terms: set
Narrower terms: closed interval, bounded interval, open interval, unbounded interval, sub-interval
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the difference in pitch between two notes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: musical interval
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Broader terms: musical notation
Narrower terms: tone, whole tone, step, whole step, semitone, half step, quarter tone, quarter-tone, octave, musical octave, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh
noun
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: time interval
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Broader terms: measure, quantity, amount
Narrower terms: access time, distance, space, embolism, intercalation, seek time, time constant, time slot, slot, lunitidal interval, absence, pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension, interlude, interim, meantime, meanwhile, lag, latent period, reaction time, response time, latency, eternity, cycle, rhythm, round, lead time, period, float, rotational latency, processing time
History
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”).
Across languages
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