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Interval Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Interval?
[n] the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning"
[n] a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints [n] the difference in pitch between two notes [n] a definite length of time marked off by two instants Synonyms | Synonyms for Interval: musical interval | separation | time interval Related Terms | Find terms related to Interval: abeyance | amount | aperture | arrearage | breach | break | broaching | caesura | caliber | cavity | cease-fire | cessation | chasm | check | clearing | cleft | coffee break | comma | compass | consecutive intervals | crack | cut | day | day off | defalcation | defect | deficiency | deficit | degree | delay | diapason | diatessaron | diatonic interval | diatonic semitone | disclosure | discontinuity | distance | downtime | drop | enharmonic diesis | enharmonic interval | extent | fateful moment | fenestra | fifth | fissure | fistula | fontanel | foramen | fourth | gap | gape | gat | grade | gulf | half step | half time | half-time intermission | halftone | height | hesitation | hiatus | hole | holiday | hollow | hour | inlet | instant | interim | interlude | intermezzo | intermission | intermittence | interregnum | interruption | interstice | juncture | kairos | lack | lacuna | lapse | laying open | layoff | leak | leap | less semitone | letup | level | lull | mark | meantime | meanwhile | measure | melodic interval | minute | missing link | moment | moment of truth | need | notch | note | nuance | octave | off-time | omission | opening | opening up | orifice | outage | outlet | parallel octaves | parenthesis | pas | passageway | pause | peg | period | pitch | plane | plateau | point | point of repose | pore | pregnant moment | proportion | psychological moment | quiet spell | range | ratio | reach | recess | relief | remission | remove | respite | rest | resting point | round | rung | scale | scope | season | second | semitone | seventh | shade | shadow | shortage | sixth | slot | space | span | spell | split | stage | stair | standard | stand-down | stay | step | stint | stoma | stretch | suspension | third | throwing open | time | time lag | time off | time out | tone | tread | truce | ullage | uncorking | unison interval | unstopping | vacation | void | wait | want | wantage | while | whole step | yawn See Also | absence | access time | amount | bounded interval | break | clearance | closed interval | cycle | distance | distance | divergence | embolism | eternity | fifth | float | fourth | half step | intercalation | interim | interlude | intermission | interruption | lag | latency | latent period | lunitidal interval | measure | musical notation | musical octave | octave | open interval | pause | period | processing time | quantity | quantum | quartertone | reaction time | response time | rhythm | rotational latency | round | seek time | semitone | set | seventh | sixth | slot | space | step | sub-interval | suspension | third | time constant | time slot | tone | unbounded interval | whole step | whole tone Interval In Webster's Dictionary \In"ter*val\, n. [L. intervallum; inter between +
vallum a wall: cf. F. intervalle. See {Wall}.]
1. A space between things; a void space intervening between
any two objects; as, an interval between two houses or
hills.
'Twixt host and host but narrow space was left, A
dreadful interval. --Milton.
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.
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.
4. (Mus.) Difference in pitch between any two tones.
{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.
\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.] The woody intervale just beyond the marshy land. --The Century. |
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