interval

in·ter·val

I0199900 (ĭn′tər-vəl)n.1. A space between objects, points, or units, especially when making uniform amounts of separation: We set up hurdles at intervals of 15 yards around the track.2. An amount of time between events, especially of uniform duration separating events in a series: We ran laps at 30-second intervals.3. A segment of an athletic workout in which an athlete runs, swims, or does other exercise over a series of predetermined distances at regular time increments with intermittent rests.4. Mathematics a. A set of numbers consisting of all the numbers between a pair of given numbers along with either, both, or none of the endpoints.b. A closed interval.c. An open interval.d. A half-open interval.e. A line segment representing the set of numbers in an interval.5. Chiefly British An intermission, as between acts of a play.6. Music The difference, usually expressed in the number of steps, between two pitches.Idiom: at intervals In a series separated by space or time: trees planted at intervals; coughing at intervals.

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[Middle English intervalle, from Old French, from Latin intervallum : inter-, inter- + vallum, rampart.]

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in′ter·val′ic, in′ter·val′lic (-văl′ĭk) adj.

interval

(ˈɪntəvəl) n1. the period of time marked off by or between two events, instants, etc2. the distance between two points, objects, etc3. a pause or interlude, as between periods of intense activity4. Brit a short period between parts of a play, concert, film, etc; intermission5. (Classical Music) 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. (General Physics) the ratio of the frequencies of two sounds7. (Mathematics) maths 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 not8. at intervals a. occasionally or intermittentlyb. with spaces between[C13: from Latin intervallum, literally: space between two palisades, from inter- + vallum palisade, rampart] intervallic adj

in•ter•val

(ˈɪn tər vəl)

n. 1. an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years. 2. a period of temporary cessation; pause. 3. a space between things, points, limits, etc.: an interval of ten. 4. Math. a. the totality of points on a line between two designated points or endpoints that may or may not be included. b. any generalization of this to higher dimensions, as a rectangle with sides parallel to the coordinate axes. 5. the space between soldiers or units in military formation. 6. the difference in pitch between two tones sounded simultaneously or successively. 7. Brit. intermission (def. 1). Idioms: at intervals, a. now and then. b. here and there. [1250–1300; Middle English < Latin intervallum interval, gap; see inter-, wall] in•ter•val•ic, in•ter•val•lic (ˌɪn tərˈvæl ɪk) adj.

interval

1. The space between adjacent groups of ships or boats measured in any direction between the corresponding ships or boats in each group.
2. The space between adjacent individuals, ground vehicles, or units in a formation that are placed side by side, measured abreast.
3. The space between adjacent aircraft measured from front to rear in units of time or distance.
4. The time lapse between photographic exposures.
5. At battery right or left, an interval ordered in seconds is the time between one gun firing and the next gun firing. Five seconds is the standard interval.
6. At rounds of fire for effect the interval is the time in seconds between successive rounds from each gun.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instantstime intervalquantity, measure, amount - how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantifyaccess time - (computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive; "access time is the sum of seek time and rotational latency and command processing overhead"distance, space - the interval between two times; "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes"embolism, intercalation - an insertion into a calendarseek time - (computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to a specific data tracktime constant - (electronics) the time required for the current or voltage in a circuit to rise or fall exponentially through approximately 63 per cent of its amplitudetime slot, slot - a time assigned on a schedule or agenda; "the TV program has a new time slot"; "an aircraft landing slot"lunitidal interval - interval between the moon's transit of a particular meridian and the next high tide at that meridianabsence - the time interval during which something or somebody is away; "he visited during my absence"pause, suspension, intermission, interruption, break - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of somethinginterlude - an intervening period or episodeinterim, meantime, meanwhile, lag - the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"latent period - the time that elapses before the presence of a disease is manifested by symptomslatent period, reaction time, response time, latency - the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to iteternity - a seemingly endless time interval (waiting)cycle, round, rhythm - an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons"lead time - the time interval between the initiation and the completion of a production process; "the lead times for many publications can vary tremendously"; "planning is an area where lead time can be reduced"period - the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenonfloat - the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its paymentlatency, rotational latency - (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write headprocessing time - the time it takes to complete a prescribed procedure; "they increased output by decreasing processing time"
	2.	interval - a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpointsbounded interval, closed interval - an interval that includes its endpointsopen interval, unbounded interval - an interval that does not include its endpointssub-interval - an interval that is included in another intervalset - (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite"
	3.	interval - the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning"separationdistance - the property created by the space between two objects or pointsclearance - the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them
	4.	interval - the difference in pitch between two notesmusical intervalmusical notation - (music) notation used by musicianswhole step, whole tone, step, tone - a musical interval of two semitoneshalf step, semitone - the musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrumentquarter tone, quarter-tone - half of a semitonemusical octave, octave - a musical interval of eight tonesthird - the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it; "a simple harmony written in major thirds"fourth - the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from itfifth - the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from itsixth - the musical interval between one note and another six notes away from itseventh - the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it

interval

noun1. period, time, spell, term, season, space, stretch, pause, span There was a long interval of silence.2. break, interlude, intermission, rest, gap, pause, respite, lull, entr'acte During the interval, wine was served.3. delay, wait, gap, interim, hold-up, meanwhile, meantime, stoppage, hiatus the interval between her arrival and lunch4. stretch, area, space, distance, gap figures separated by intervals of pattern and colour

interval

nounA space or interval between objects or points:gap, interspace, interstice, separation.

Translations

幕间休息间隔

interval

(ˈintəvəl) noun1. a time or space between. He returned home after an interval of two hours. 間隔 间隔2. a short break in a play, concert etc. We had ice-cream in the interval. 中場休息 幕间休息at intervals here and there; now and then. Trees grew at intervals along the road. 有時，到處，每隔.. 不时，相隔一定的距离

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