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America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual interval of civilization.
Georges Clemenceau

Meaning of "interval" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INTERVAL

From Latin intervallum, literally: space between two palisades, from inter- + vallum palisade, rampart.
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PRONUNCIATION OF INTERVAL

interval  [ˈɪntəvəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INTERVAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Interval is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INTERVAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Interval

Interval may refer to: ▪ Interval, a range of numbers ▪ Interval measurements or interval variables in statistics is a level of measurement ▪ Interval, the relationship in pitch between two notes ▪ Interval, the duration between two events ▪ Space-time interval, the distance between two points in 4-space ▪ In cricket, the breaks in between play ▪ Interval training, in sports, a training technique often used by runners and cyclists ▪ Interval Research Corporation, a defunct technology think tank founded by Paul Allen ▪ Intermission during a theatrical performance ▪ Interval, 1939 play by Sumner Locke Elliott ▪ Interval, a 1973 film starring Merle Oberon ▪ Intervals, 2008 ▪ Intervals, 1980 ▪ Recess, a break between classes, also called "interval" in New Zealand ▪ Intervals, a Canadian Progressive Metal band.

Definition of interval in the English dictionary

The first definition of interval in the dictionary is the period of time marked off by or between two events, instants, etc. Other definition of interval is the distance between two points, objects, etc. Interval is also a pause or interlude, as between periods of intense activity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INTERVAL


approval
əˈpruːvəl
arrival
əˈraɪvəl
carnival
ˈkɑːnɪvəl
civil
ˈsɪvəl
decennoval
dɪˈsɛnəvəl
devil
ˈdɛvəl
evil
ˈiːvəl
festival
ˈfɛstɪvəl
level
ˈlɛvəl
marvel
ˈmɑːvəl
medieval
ˌmɛdɪˈiːvəl
naval
ˈneɪvəl
novel
ˈnɒvəl
oval
ˈəʊvəl
removal
rɪˈmuːvəl
revival
rɪˈvaɪvəl
rival
ˈraɪvəl
subinterval
ˈsʌbˌɪntəvəl
survival
səˈvaɪvəl
travel
ˈtrævəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INTERVAL

interurban
interval estimate
interval scale
interval signal
interval training
intervalley
intervallic
intervallum
intervalometer
intervarsity
intervein
intervene
intervener
intervenient
intervening
intervening variable
intervenor
intervention
intervention price
interventional

WORDS THAT END LIKE INTERVAL

arval
class interval
closed interval
conferval
confidence interval
contour interval
larval
lunitidal interval
Nerval
orval
serval

Synonyms and antonyms of interval in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INTERVAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «interval» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of interval

Translation of «interval» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INTERVAL

Find out the translation of interval to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of interval from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «interval» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

幕间休息
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

intervalo
570 millions of speakers

English

interval
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अंतराल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فَاصِلٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

интервал
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

intervalo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অন্তর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

entracte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Intervall
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

間隔
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

간격
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Interval
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khoảng thời gian giữa hai sự kiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இடைவெளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मध्यांतर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Aralık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

intervallo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odstęp
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інтервал
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

interval
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διάλειμμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

interval
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

intervall
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

intervall
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of interval

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INTERVAL»

The term «interval» is very widely used and occupies the 10.987 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INTERVAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «interval» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «interval» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about interval

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10 QUOTES WITH «INTERVAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word interval.
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Samuel Alexander
The interval between a cold expectation and a warm desire may be filled by expectations of varying degrees of warmth or by desires of varying degrees of coldness.
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John Barrymore
Love is the delightful interval between meeting a beautiful girl and discovering that she looks like a haddock.
3
John C. Calhoun
The interval between the decay of the old and the formation and establishment of the new constitutes a period of transition which must always necessarily be one of uncertainty, confusion, error, and wild and fierce fanaticism.
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Georges Clemenceau
America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual interval of civilization.
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George Combe
The interval allowed was only five minutes, at the end of which I resumed the lecture; but so refreshing was the effects of the brief rest and, above all, the admission of pure air, that during the second hour the attention was as completely sustained as during the first.
6
John Curtin
If I liken the Pacific War to a football match, I can say to you that the first half is over, we have kicked off after the interval, and we are going to carry the ball into enemy territory for a smashing victory.
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Alexander John Ellis
Cents are the most universally used interval measure.
8
Joseph J. Ellis
And the only thing to do with a sin is to confess, do penance and then, after some kind of decent interval, ask for forgiveness.
9
Charles Godfrey Leland
It was the noise Of ancient trees falling while all was still Before the storm, in the long interval Between the gathering clouds and that light breeze Which Germans call the Wind's bride.
10
Gabriel Lippmann
In the case of composite colour, an infinity of systems must be obtained for maxima infinitely slight and with an infinity of interval values separating them - that is to say, the whole thickness of the sensitive layer is occupied in continuous manner by these maxima.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INTERVAL»

Discover the use of interval in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to interval and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Applied Interval Analysis: With Examples in Parameter and ...
This book is about guaranteed numerical methods based on interval analysis for approximating sets, and about the application of these methods to vast classes of engineering problems.
Luc Jaulin, 2001
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Methods and Applications of Interval Analysis
Mathematics of Computing -- Numerical Analysis.
Ramon E. Moore, 1979
3
Global Optimization Using Interval Analysis: Revised And ...
This Second Edition contains an up-to-date discussion of interval methods for solving systems of nonlinear equations and global optimization problems.
Eldon Hansen, G. William Walster, 2003
4
Introduction to Interval Computation
This book is revised and expanded version of the original German text.
Gotz Alefeld, Jurgen Herzberger, 1984
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The Interval: Relation and Becoming in Irigaray, Aristotle, ...
The Interval offers the first sustained analysis of the concept grounding Irigaray's thought: the constitutive yet incalculable interval of sexual difference.
Rebecca Hill, 2012
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Fuzzy Interval Matrices, Neutrosophic Interval Matrices and ...
This book introduces for the first time the notion of fuzzy interval matrices, fuzzy interval bimatrices, fuzzy interval n-matrices, neutrosophic interval matrices, neutrosophic interval bimatrices, neutrosophic interval n-matrices, fuzzy ...
W. B. Vasantha Kandasamy, Florentin Smarandache, 2006
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Interval Methods for Systems of Equations
Mathematics of Computing -- Numerical Analysis.
A. Neumaier, 1990
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Fuzzy Preference Ordering of Interval Numbers in Decision ...
The series "Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing" contains publications on various areas within the so-called soft computing which include fuzzy sets, rough sets, neural networks, evolutionary computations, probabilistic and evidential ...
Atanu Sengupta, Tapan Kumar Pal, 2009
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Cinema Interval
As an added bonus, the complete scripts of Trinh's films Surname Viet Given Name Nam and A Tale of Love are also included in the volume.
Thi Minh-Ha Trinh, 1999
10
Interval-Censored Time-to-Event Data: Methods and Applications
A practical guide for biomedical researchers, clinicians, biostatisticians, and graduate students in biostatistics, this volume covers the latest developments in the analysis and modeling of interval-censored time-to-event data.
Ding-Geng (Din) Chen, Jianguo Sun, Karl E. Peace, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INTERVAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term interval is used in the context of the following news items.
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Salman Khan's 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' review: The real film only starts …
The real film only starts post-interval, when the action shifts to Pakistan, with our trio on the run, with some fun-and-frolic, a quwaali-in-a-dargah, ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
2
Neptunes turn game around after the interval, Sirens end first phase …
Neptunes turn game around after the interval, Sirens end first phase on top note. Saturday, 18 July 2015, 08:02 Last update: about 30 minutes ago ... «Malta Independent Online, Jul 15»
3
Interval Leisure Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IILG) Analyst Rating Update
Wall Street analysts polled by Zacks Research have given Interval Leisure Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IILG) a rating of 1 on a consensus basis. «Investor Newswire, Jul 15»
4
Palladium Hotel Group Adds a Resort in Ibiza, Spain, to Interval
Interval has quickly proven to be a valued partner,” said Alejandro Martín, general ... We also appreciate that Interval offers Palladium owners ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
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HIIT: Couples Workout, High Intensity Interval Training: Glamour.com
But high-intensity interval training (or HIIT, as you might know it) is one workout that seems to appeal to men and women equally. In fact ... «Glamour, Jul 15»
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Interval Training: What tools to use. - The Courier-Journal
Recently, as documented lately in this blog, alternative choices such as high intensity interval training (HIIT) have been shown to improve VO2 ... «The Courier-Journal, Jul 15»
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QTc Interval Prolongations on Two ECGs Aid in SCD Risk …
While the risk of sudden death was significantly increased among individuals with a prolonged QTc interval, the risk of SCD was not ... «Medscape, Jul 15»
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Niele Toroni's Five Decades of Interval Training
Switzerland's political reputation as a global mediator may be well earned, but when it comes to the nation's gold mine of artists, a kind of ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Stock Update - Interval Leisure Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IILG …
Interval Leisure Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IILG) shares closed the last trading session at 22.36. In the current trading session the stock reached as ... «Vanguard Tribune, Jul 15»
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Short Interest Update of Interval Leisure Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IILG)
Interval Leisure Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IILG) has shown a drop of 3.8% or 78,977 shares in the short positions. The bets have increased to ... «OTC Outlook, Jul 15»

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