26984 words

intervals

9 definitions • 8 examples
1
a period between two events or times:

Examples:

We see each other at regular intervals - usually about once a month.
2
the space between two points:

Examples:

The plants should be spaced at six-inch intervals.
3

Examples:

There will be two 20-minute intervals during the opera.
He scored his first goal of the match three minutes after the interval.
4
repeated after a particular period of time or a particular distance:

Examples:

In the event of fire, the alarm will sound at 15-second intervals/at intervals of 15 seconds.
5
the amount by which one note is higher or lower than another:

Examples:

an interval of a fifth (= between one note and another one four notes higher)
6
a period between two events or times, or the space between two points:

Examples:

If there is a fire, the alarm will sound at 15-second intervals.
We’ve positioned guards around the embassy at intervals of 10 feet.
7
Br An interval is an intermission.
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9
the set of all numbers between two the two particular numbers given

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