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Interval

Definitions

1 | noun | a definite length of time marked off by two instants 2 | noun | a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints 3 | noun | the distance between things 4 | noun | the difference in pitch between two notes

Pronunciation

'intervuhl (IPA: ˈɪntɝvəl)

Hyphenation

in-ter-val (8 letters | 3 syllables)

First known use in English

1300 (High Middle ages) (724 years ago)

Word origins

Old French | Latin

Word frequency history

Word frequency history

Inflected form

intervals

Synonyms

time interval | separation | musical interval

Narrower terms

absence | access time | break | cycle | distance | embolism | eternity | float | intercalation | interim | interlude | intermission | interruption | lag | latency | ... (total: 55)

Broader terms

amount | measure | quantity | set | distance | musical notation (total: 6)

Rhymes

(none among common words)

Lexically close words

internal

Anagrams

(none among common words)

Phrases

24-hour interval | musical interval | time interval

Translations

Mandarin Chinese: | 幕間休息 (noun) Hindi: | मध्यांतर (noun) Arabic: | فَترَة فاصِلَة (noun) Spanish: | intersticio (space) | intervalo (space) | intervalo (period) French: | interstice (space) | intervalle (period)

Other notable uses

interval.org | interval.info | interval.biz

Crossword puzzle clues

Elapsed time | Minor third or flatted fifth (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

Scrabble score

11 (International English) | 11 (North American English)

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