interval Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a definite length of time marked off by two instants
    time interval.
  2. noun a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints
  3. noun the distance between things
    separation.
    • fragile items require separation and cushioning
  4. noun the difference in pitch between two notes
    musical interval.

WordNet

In"ter*val noun
Etymology
L. intervallum; inter between + vallum a wall: cf. F. intervalle. See Wall.
Definitions
  1. A space between things; a void space intervening between any two objects; as, an interval between two houses or hills.
    'Twixt host and host but narrow space was left, A dreadful interval. Milton.
  2. Space of time between any two points or events; as, the interval between the death of Charles I. of England, and the accession of Charles II.
  3. A brief space of time between the recurrence of similar conditions or states; as, the interval between paroxysms of pain; intervals of sanity or delirium.
  4. (Mus.) Difference in pitch between any two tones.
In"ter*val, In"ter*vale noun (Also<
  • Interval
  • Intervale
)
Definitions
  1. A tract of low ground between hills, or along the banks of a stream, usually alluvial land, enriched by the overflowings of the river, or by fertilizing deposits of earth from the adjacent hills. Cf. Bottom, n., 7. Local, U. S.
    The woody intervale just beyond the marshy land. The Century.

Webster 1913