| interval | | |
| n. (time) | 1. interval, time interval | a definite length of time marked off by two instants. |
| ~ quantity, measure, amount | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify. |
| ~ access time | (computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive.; "access time is the sum of seek time and rotational latency and command processing overhead" |
| ~ distance, space | the interval between two times.; "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes" |
| ~ embolism, intercalation | an insertion into a calendar. |
| ~ seek time | (computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to a specific data track. |
| ~ time constant | (electronics) the time required for the current or voltage in a circuit to rise or fall exponentially through approximately 63 per cent of its amplitude. |
| ~ time slot, slot | a time assigned on a schedule or agenda.; "the TV program has a new time slot"; "an aircraft landing slot" |
| ~ lunitidal interval | interval between the moon's transit of a particular meridian and the next high tide at that meridian. |
| ~ absence | the time interval during which something or somebody is away.; "he visited during my absence" |
| ~ pause, intermission, suspension, interruption, break | a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something. |
| ~ interlude | an intervening period or episode. |
| ~ interim, meantime, meanwhile, lag | the time between one event, process, or period and another.; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government" |
| ~ latent period | the time that elapses before the presence of a disease is manifested by symptoms. |
| ~ latent period, reaction time, response time, latency | the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it. |
| ~ eternity | a seemingly endless time interval (waiting). |
| ~ cycle, round, rhythm | an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs.; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons" |
| ~ lead time | the time interval between the initiation and the completion of a production process.; "the lead times for many publications can vary tremendously"; "planning is an area where lead time can be reduced" |
| ~ period | the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon. |
| ~ float | the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment. |
| ~ latency, rotational latency | (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head. |
| ~ processing time | the time it takes to complete a prescribed procedure.; "they increased output by decreasing processing time" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. interval | a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints. |
| ~ bounded interval, closed interval | an interval that includes its endpoints. |
| ~ open interval, unbounded interval | an interval that does not include its endpoints. |
| ~ sub-interval | an interval that is included in another interval. |
| ~ set | (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols.; "the set of prime numbers is infinite" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. interval, separation | the distance between things.; "fragile items require separation and cushioning" |
| ~ distance | the property created by the space between two objects or points. |
| ~ clearance | the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them. |
| n. (communication) | 4. interval, musical interval | the difference in pitch between two notes. |
| ~ musical notation | (music) notation used by musicians. |
| ~ whole step, whole tone, step, tone | a musical interval of two semitones. |
| ~ half step, semitone | the musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument. |
| ~ quarter-tone, quarter tone | half of a semitone. |
| ~ musical octave, octave | a musical interval of eight tones. |
| ~ third | the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it.; "a simple harmony written in major thirds" |
| ~ fourth | the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it. |
| ~ fifth | the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it. |
| ~ sixth | the musical interval between one note and another six notes away from it. |
| ~ seventh | the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it. |
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