interval

noun

A period of time.

A distance in space.

(music) The difference (a ratio or logarithmic measure) in pitch between two notes, often referring to those two pitches themselves (otherwise known as a dyad).

(mathematics) A connected section of the real line which may be empty or have a length of zero.

(chiefly British and India) An intermission.

(sports) half time, a scheduled intermission between the periods of play.

(cricket) Either of the two breaks, at lunch and tea, between the three sessions of a day's play.

Roots

interinter- · Latin · between, within vallum-val · Latin · rampart, wall

Synonyms for interval

intermissionn periodn minuten timen pausen hourn interluden intersticen semitonen spann interruptionn distancen

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Where does interval come from?

The word interval breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: inter-, from Latin inter (“between, within”); and -val, from Latin vallum (“rampart, wall”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.