单词 | interval |
释义 | Word Frequency interval(ˈɪntəvəl) noun 1. the period of time marked off by or between two events, instants, etc 2. the distance between two points, objects, etc 3. a pause or interlude, as between periods of intense activity 4. British a short period between parts of a play, concert, film, etc; intermission 5. music the difference of pitch between two notes, either sounded simultaneously (harmonic interval) or in succession as in a musical part (melodic interval). An interval is calculated by counting the (inclusive) number of notes of the diatonic scale between the two notes the interval between C and G is a fifth 6. the ratio of the frequencies of two sounds 7. mathematics the set containing all real numbers or points between two given numbers or points, called the endpoints. A closed interval includes the endpoints, but an open interval does not 8. at intervals Derived forms intervallic (ˌɪntəˈvælɪk) adjective Word origin C13: from Latin intervallum, literally: space between two palisades, from inter- + vallum palisade, rampart |
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