| 单词 | interval |
| 释义 | interval (once / 158 pages) n A clock breaks time down into intervals of seconds, minutes, and hours. An interval is a distinct measure of time or the physical or temporal distance between two things. When you are driving down the highway at 60 mph, you'll see distance markers at intervals of .1 miles. That means that every 1/10th of a mile, you will see one of these markers. Do the math and you'll see that these signs flash by you at intervals of 6 seconds. If your coach tells you to try interval training, he is telling you to do something like run for three minutes, lift weights for two, then run again for three. If he tells you do this again and again, you might want to end this interval of your life. WORD FAMILYinterval: intervals, sub-interval USAGE EXAMPLESA subject wears an earpiece and a beeper sounds at random intervals. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) The lead was slim at the interval, but the momentum appeared to be firmly with the league leaders. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) “The public domain” began ritualistically, with murmuring, some vocal drones and intoned intervals. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1n the distance between things Syn|Hypo|Hyper separation clearance the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them distance the property created by the space between two objects or points 2n a definite length of time marked off by two instants Syn|Hypo|Hyper time interval access time (computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive distance, spacethe interval between two times embolism, intercalationan insertion into a calendar seek time(computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to a specific data track time 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 amplitude slot, time slota time assigned on a schedule or agenda lunitidal intervalinterval between the moon's transit of a particular meridian and the next high tide at that meridian absencethe time interval during which something or somebody is away break, intermission, interruption, pause, suspensiona time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something interludean intervening period or episode interim, lag, meantime, meanwhilethe time between one event, process, or period and another latent periodthe time that elapses before the presence of a disease is manifested by symptoms latency, latent period, reaction time, response timethe time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it eternitya seemingly endless time interval (waiting) cycle, rhythm, roundan interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs lead timethe time interval between the initiation and the completion of a production process periodthe interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon floatthe time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment latency, 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 head processing timethe time it takes to complete a prescribed procedure track-to-track seek time(computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to an adjacent data track lapsea break or intermission in the occurrence of something blackouta suspension of radio or tv broadcasting caesuraa pause or interruption (as in a conversation) dead airan inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound delay, hold, postponement, time lag, waittime during which some action is awaited halftimean intermission between the first and second half of a game entr'actethe interlude between two acts of a play interregnumthe time between two reigns, governments, etc. relief, respite, rest, rest perioda pause for relaxation time-outa brief suspension of play letup, lulla pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished relaxation timethe time constant of an exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance orbit periodthe time it takes to complete one full orbit around a celestial body command overhead, command processing overhead, command processing overhead time, overhead(computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command amount, measure, quantity how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify 3n the difference in pitch between two notes Syn|Hypo|Hyper musical interval step, tone, whole step, whole tone a musical interval of two semitones half step, semitonethe musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument quarter tone, quarter-tonehalf of a semitone musical octave, octavea musical interval of eight tones thirdthe musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it fourththe musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it fifththe musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it sixththe musical interval between one note and another six notes away from it sevenththe musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it musical notation (music) notation used by musicians 4n a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints Hypo|Hyper bounded interval, closed interval an interval that includes its endpoints open interval, unbounded intervalan interval that does not include its endpoints sub-intervalan interval that is included in another interval set (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols |
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