Dictionary entry details
• INTERVAL (noun)
Meaning:
A definite length of time marked off by two instants
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
interval; time interval
Hypernyms ("interval" is a kind of...):
amount; measure; quantity (how much there is of something that you can quantify)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "interval"):
latent period (the time that elapses before the presence of a disease is manifested by symptoms)
latency; latent period; reaction time; response time (the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it)
eternity (a seemingly endless time interval (waiting))
cycle; rhythm; round (an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs)
lead time (the time interval between the initiation and the completion of a production process)
period (the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon)
float (the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment)
latency; rotational latency ((computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head)
interim; lag; meantime; meanwhile (the time between one event, process, or period and another)
interlude (an intervening period or episode)
break; intermission; interruption; pause; suspension (a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something)
access time ((computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive)
distance; space (the interval between two times)
embolism; intercalation (an insertion into a calendar)
seek time ((computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to a specific data track)
time constant ((electronics) the time required for the current or voltage in a circuit to rise or fall exponentially through approximately 63 per cent of its amplitude)
slot; time slot (a time assigned on a schedule or agenda)
lunitidal interval (interval between the moon's transit of a particular meridian and the next high tide at that meridian)
absence (the time interval during which something or somebody is away)
processing time (the time it takes to complete a prescribed procedure)
Meaning:
A set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("interval" is a kind of...):
set ((mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "interval"):
bounded interval; closed interval (an interval that includes its endpoints)
open interval; unbounded interval (an interval that does not include its endpoints)
sub-interval (an interval that is included in another interval)
Meaning:
The distance between things
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
interval; separation
Context example:
fragile items require separation and cushioning
Hypernyms ("interval" is a kind of...):
distance (the property created by the space between two objects or points)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "interval"):
clearance (the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them)
Meaning:
The difference in pitch between two notes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
musical interval; interval
Hypernyms ("interval" is a kind of...):
musical notation (a notation used by musicians)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "interval"):
seventh (the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it)
sixth (the musical interval between one note and another six notes away from it)
fifth (the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it)
fourth (the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it)
third (the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it)
musical octave; octave (a musical interval of eight tones)
quarter tone; quarter-tone (half of a semitone)
half step; semitone (the musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument)
step; tone; whole step; whole tone (a musical interval of two semitones)
