intervals
Syllables: in·ter·valsUK/ˈɪntəvəlz//ˈɪntɚvəlz/
intervals is the plural of interval.
Meaning of interval
Noun
interval (plural intervals)
- A distance in space.
- 'Twixt host and host but narrow space was left, / A dreadful interval.1667, John Milton, “Book VI”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
- 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).
- A connected section of the real line which may be empty or have a length of zero.
- An intermission.
- half time, a scheduled intermission between the periods of play.
- Spain made three substitutions at the interval, sending on former Arsenal captain Fabregas, Chelsea's Juan Mata and Liverpool keeper Pepe Reina for Xavi, David Silva and Casillas.2011 November 12, “International friendly: England 1-0 Spain”, in BBC Sport
Phrases with intervals
- at intervals
- QT intervals
- bit intervals
- open intervals
- time intervals
- unit intervals
- wolf intervals
- lucid intervals
- major intervals
- minor intervals
- closed intervals
- serial intervals
19 more phrasesFewer phrases
- contour intervals
- devil's intervals
- generic intervals
- intervals of time
- musical intervals
- perfect intervals
- surface intervals
- compound intervals
- vertical intervals
- augmented intervals
- half-open intervals
- punctured intervals
- confidence intervals
- diminished intervals
- postmortem intervals
- post mortem intervals
- post-mortem intervals
- superfluous intervals
- Wilson score intervals
Questions about intervals
- What is intervals the plural of?
- Intervals is the plural of interval.
- How do you pronounce intervals?
- Intervals is pronounced /ˈɪntɚvəlz/ (US).
Words near intervals in the dictionary
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