intervalnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɪn.tə.vəl/us/ˈɪn.t̬ɚ.vəl/interval noun [ C ] (TIME/DISTANCE)
C2 a period between two events or times:
We see each other at regular intervals - usually about once a month.
C2 the space between two points:
The plants should be spaced at six-inch intervals.
B1 UK US intermission a short period between the parts of a performance or a sports event:
There will be two 20-minute intervals during the opera.
He scored his first goal of the match three minutes after the interval.
at intervals
repeated after a particular period of time or a particular distance:
In the event of fire, the alarm will sound at 15-second intervals/at intervals of 15 seconds.
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Pauses & interludes
- abeyance
- adjourn
- break
- break-journey
- caesura
- coffee break
- comfort stop
- hiatus
- interlude
- lapse
- lull
- one-stop
- pause
- plateau
- postpone
- respite
- stop
- stoppage
- suspension
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Periods of time - general words
Cinema & theatre: parts of plays, shows & films
Continually & repeatedly
interval noun [ C ] (MUSIC)
specialized music the amount by which one note is higher or lower than another:
an interval of a fifth (= between one note and another one four notes higher)
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Notes of the musical scale
- A, a
- B, b
- C, c
- D, d
- doh
- E, e
- flat
- la
- lah
- lah 1
- major
- mi
- middle C
- minor
- register
- semitone
- soh
- sol
- sol-fa
- te
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