Dictionary Entry
interval
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈɪntəvəl/Word FrequencyCommon (4.7)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)A distance in space.
In a Sentence
“The essay uses interval to make the point more precise.”
Published Usage Examples
“[273-2] Strictly speaking, the interval between 11 Men and 13 Oc is fourteen days, but throughout this paper, by "_interval between_" two days, is to be understood the number of days to be counted _from_ one _to and including_ the other.”
“Then, assuming you still feel the total interval is non-zero, am I to presume your concept of light ray "interval" is significantly effected by traveling through a prisms or half silvered mirrors?”
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Origin
From Latin intervallum ‘space between’, via Old French.
Common Phrases
Poetry examples for “interval”
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