interval
A distance in space.
Other meanings
A period of time.
“the interval between contractions during childbirth”
The difference (a ratio or logarithmic measure) in pitch between two notes, often referring to those two pitches themselves (otherwise known as a dyad).
Synonyms
- time interval
Related words
- hyperinterval
- intervaled
- intervalize
- intervally
- intervalometer
- midinterval
- even-interval
- interval class
- interval cycle
- augmented interval
- bit interval
- Boutellier interval
Word history
From Latin "intervallum".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “interval” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.