noun

• A distance in space.
• A period of time.
• (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).
• (mathematics) A connected section of the real line which may be empty or have a length of zero.
• (chiefly Britain) An intermission.
• (sports) half time, a scheduled intermission between the periods of play
• (cricket) Either of the two breaks, at lunch and tea, between the three sessions of a day's play