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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

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;
- Example: "fragile items require separation and cushioning"
[syn: interval, separation]

4. the difference in pitch between two notes;
[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.] [1913 Webster] 1. A space between things; a void space intervening between any two objects; as, an interval between two houses or hills. [1913 Webster] 'Twixt host and host but narrow space was left, A dreadful interval. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 4. (Mus.) Difference in pitch between any two tones. [1913 Webster] 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.] [1913 Webster] The woody intervale just beyond the marshy land. --The Century. [1913 Webster]
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)