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intervallic
Variant of interval
interval
definition
in·ter·val (in′tər vəl)
noun
- a space between two things; gap; distance
- a period of time between two points of time, events, etc.; intervening period
- the extent of difference between two qualities, conditions, etc.
- ☆ intervale
- Math. the set containing all numbers between two given numbers and including one, both, or neither end point
- Music the difference in pitch between two tones
Etymology: ME enterval, intervalle < OFr < L intervallum, lit., space between two palisades or walls < inter-, between + vallum, palisade, wall
Related Forms:
- intervallic in′·ter·val′·lic (-val′ik) adjective
interval Idioms
at intervals
- once in a while
- here and there
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