Definition of Interval

1. Noun. A definite length of time marked off by two instants.


2. Noun. A set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints.

3. Noun. The distance between things. "Fragile items require separation and cushioning"
Exact synonyms: Separation
Generic synonyms: Distance
Specialized synonyms: Clearance

4. Noun. The difference in pitch between two notes.

Definition of Interval

1. n. A space between things; a void space intervening between any two objects; as, an interval between two houses or hills.

2. n. A tract of low ground between hills, or along the banks of a stream, usually alluvial land, enriched by the overflowings of the river, or by fertilizing deposits of earth from the adjacent hills. Cf. Bottom, n., 7.

Definition of Interval

1. Noun. A distance in space. ¹

2. Noun. A period of time. ¹

3. Noun. (music) The difference (a ratio or logarithmic measure) in pitch between two notes, often referring to those two pitches themselves (otherwise known as a dyad). ¹

4. Noun. (mathematics) A connected section of the real line which may be empty or have a length of zero. ¹

5. Noun. (chiefly British) An intermission. ¹

6. Noun. (sports) half time, a scheduled intermission between the periods of play ¹

7. Noun. (cricket) Either of the two breaks, at lunch and tea, between the three sessions of a day's play ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Interval

1. a space of time between periods or events [n -S]

Medical Definition of Interval

1. The space between two objects or parts, the lapse of time between two recurrences or paroxysms. Origin: L. Vallum = rampart This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Interval

interungulate
interunion
interunit
interuniversity
interurban
interurbans
interureteral
interureteric
interureteric fold
interuser
interuterine
intervacua
intervacuum
interval (current term)
interval cycle
interval operation
interval scale
interval variable
interval variables
intervale
intervalence
intervales
intervalic
intervalley
intervallic
intervalometer
intervalometers

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