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interval

interval

15 2.9
Space between two objects
  • noun
  • /ˈɪntərvəl/
translation icon : distancia
  • However, wide confidence intervals mean that real differences may not have been detected in this study.
  • at regular intervals
  • at equal intervals
  • m intervals

So you have two lines that are ascending stepwise, but they are separated by this interval, these large intervals.

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Examples

  • Estrogen levels high, intervals between menses holding steady.

  • There were seven of them, placed at intervals in front of the statues of the saints.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • So any particular estimate in this interval would be fine.

  • So we are comparing the height of this interval to that interval.

  • Cones were placed at regular intervals along the side of the tennis court.

    Academic text (2015)
  • And so at fifty yard intervals, the search pattern for the rest of the convoy began.

  • In the gymnasium, strips of tape were placed at 1-ft intervals along the side of the wall.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The main line is buoyed at regular intervals by float lines connected to surface floats.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Cones were placed at regular intervals along the side of the tennis court.

  • Border Patrol officers were stationed at selected intervals along the border, about 200 yards apart.

Synonyms

distance
vsinterval
739 1.0

Amount of space between two points or places

is a general space separating two objects or points
span
vsinterval
89 3.1

The distance or time between two points

refers only to physical space between objects, not time periods
separation
vsinterval
74 2.5

A space between two things that keeps them apart

is a neutral term for the space between points
interstice
vsinterval
1 9.8

A small narrow space between things where dust or air can pass

means the space between points, not specifically small or narrow
interspace
vsinterval
1 6.8

A space between two things

is limited to space between physical points rather than events

Compounds

A period between two events that you can measure

bounded interval
  • Specialized
7.2

A part of the number line that includes both end points

closed interval
  • Specialized
7.3

All numbers from one number to another including both ends

lunitidal interval
  • Specialized
9.9

Time between the moon being highest in the sky at a place and the next high tide there

musical interval
  • Specialized
4.8

The difference in how high or low two notes are in music

open interval
  • Specialized
8.2

A set of numbers between two points that does not include the end points

sub-interval
  • Specialized
7.6

A smaller interval that lies entirely inside a larger interval

9.2

A range of numbers that has no end on one or both sides

How Far

expanse
46 4.6
span
89 3.1
distance
739 1.0
interval
15 2.9
space
1.0
gap
148 1.0

Surface Forms

interval singular
intervals plural

Etymology

Interval comes from Latin inter- ('between') and a word for the space between walls, and this inter- is the same 'between' you see in international. So, an interval can mean the physical distance or space 'between' two objects, like the space between plants.