[syn: interval, musical interval]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Interval \In"ter*val\, n. [L. intervallum; inter between +
vallum a wall: cf. F. intervalle. See Wall.]
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1. A space between things; a void space intervening between
any two objects; as, an interval between two houses or
hills.
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'Twixt host and host but narrow space was left,
A dreadful interval. --Milton.
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2. Space of time between any two points or events; as, the
interval between the death of Charles I. of England, and
the accession of Charles II.
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3. A brief space of time between the recurrence of similar
conditions or states; as, the interval between paroxysms
of pain; intervals of sanity or delirium.
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4. (Mus.) Difference in pitch between any two tones.
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At intervals, coming or happening with intervals between;
now and then. "And Miriam watch'd and dozed at intervals."
--Tennyson.
Augmented interval (Mus.), an interval increased by half a
step or half a tone. Interval
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Interval \In"ter*val\, Intervale \In"ter*vale\, n.
A tract of low ground between hills, or along the banks of a
stream, usually alluvial land, enriched by the overflowings
of the river, or by fertilizing deposits of earth from the
adjacent hills. Cf. Bottom, n., 7. [Local, U. S.]
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The woody intervale just beyond the marshy land. --The
Century.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
interval
n 1: a definite length of time marked off by two instants [syn:
time interval, interval]
2: a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two
given endpoints
3: the distance between things; "fragile items require
separation and cushioning" [syn: interval, separation]
4: the difference in pitch between two notes [syn: interval,
musical interval]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
interval
A set (of numbers) bounded by two elements -
the endpoints or bounds. The interval may include or exclude
either endpoint, leading to four possibilities:
closed [a, b] a <= x <= b
open (a, b) a < x < b
left-open, right-closed (a, b] a < x <=b
left-closed, right-open [a, b) a <= x < b
Intervals are typically defined on real numbers but may also
be defined on integers or any other type that has an
partial order.
(2019-08-31)