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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ter•val /ˈɪntɚvəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a period of time coming between two others:An interval of 50 years of peace then followed.
- a space between things, points, limits, etc.:The workers planned an interval of ten feet between each fence post.
- Music and Dancethe difference in pitch between two musical tones sounded at the same time or one after the other.
- British Termsintermission.
Idioms- Idioms at intervals:
- now and then:We met at intervals over the years.
- here and there:We'd see scrub grass and trees growing at intervals.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ter•val (in′tər vəl),USA pronunciation n. - an intervening period of time:an interval of 50 years.
- a period of temporary cessation; pause:intervals between the volleys of gunfire.
- a space between things, points, limits, etc.;
interspace:an interval of ten feet between posts. - [Math.]
- Mathematicsthe totality of points on a line between two designated points or endpoints that may or may not be included.
- Mathematicsany generalization of this to higher dimensions, as a rectangle with sides parallel to the coordinate axes.
- the space between soldiers or units in military formation.
- Music and Dancethe difference in pitch between two tones, as between two tones sounded simultaneously (harmonic interval)or between two tones sounded successively (melodic interval.)
- Geography, Dialect Terms[Chiefly New Eng.]intervale.
- Games[Cards.]a period in a game for placing bets.
- British Termsan intermission, as between the acts of a play.
- Idioms at intervals:
- at particular periods of time;
now and then:At intervals, there were formal receptions at the governor's mansion. - at particular places, with gaps in between:detour signs at intervals along the highway.
- Latin intervallum interval, literally, space between two palisades. See inter-, wall
- Middle English intervall(e) 1250–1300
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged opening, gap, separation, gulf.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: interval /ˈɪntəvəl/ n - the period of time marked off by or between two events, instants, etc
- the distance between two points, objects, etc
- a pause or interlude, as between periods of intense activity
- Brit a short period between parts of a play, concert, film, etc; intermission
- 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 ratio of the frequencies of two sounds
- at intervals ⇒ occasionally or intermittently
- with spaces between
Etymology: 13th Century: from Latin intervallum, literally: space between two palisades, from inter- + vallum palisade, rampartintervallic /ˌɪntəˈvælɪk/ adj |