interval
IPA: ˈɪntɝvʌɫ
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
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Examples of "interval" in Sentences
- Contemplate the interval of time.
- You can change the interval and the folder.
- This is due to prolongation of the interval.
- The interval of the release is irregular now.
- Inversion of diatonic intervals at the octave.
- Now it needs to be defrosted at regular intervals.
- The corollary assumes continuity on the whole interval.
- The results of the calculations are the interval displacements.
- At the termination of the timing interval, the engine is disabled.
- The characteristic interval for this to occur is the relaxation time.
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