interval

🇺🇸 /ˈɪntərvl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɪntəvl/
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noun
B2

a time between two events

The interval between the two meetings was only 15 minutes.

B2

a break during a show or performance

During the interval, we can get drinks and snacks.

R

a short time when something different happens

The rain stopped for a brief interval before starting again.

R

the difference in pitch between two musical notes

The interval between these two notes is called an octave.

R

a part of interval training in exercise

Each interval in my workout lasts for one minute.

translation

n. a time between two events; a break during a show or performance; a short time when something different happens; the difference in pitch between two musical notes; a part of interval training in exercise

Word Forms

Plural intervals