interval

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Theater British English

n. a short break between the parts of a performance, like a play or a concert.

n. a scheduled intermission between the acts of a theatrical performance or the sections of a concert.

“We went to get some water during the interval of the play.”

“During the fifteen-minute interval, the audience crowded into the foyer while the stagehands quickly rearranged the scenery for the second act.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. the physical distance or gap between two objects.

n. the spatial distance or amount of separation between two points or objects.

日本語:間隔※

Español:intervalo

“The trees were planted at ten-meter intervals along the road.”

“The security lights were placed at precise intervals along the perimeter fence to ensure there were no dark spots.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Music Technical

n. the difference in highness or lowness between two musical notes.

n. the difference in frequency or pitch between two musical tones.

“The singer practiced jumping between a wide interval of notes.”

“The composer used dissonant intervals to create a sense of tension and unease throughout the opening movement of the symphony.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Mathematics Academic · Technical

n. all the numbers between two specific points.

n. a set of real numbers that includes all numbers between any two numbers in the set.

“The function is only valid for the interval between zero and one.”

“The algorithm calculates the probability of an event occurring within a specific confidence interval based on the provided data set.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Sports British English

n. a break in a game, such as half-time in football or lunch in cricket.

n. a scheduled break between periods of play in a sporting match.

“The players headed to the locker room for the half-time interval.”

“Rain stopped play just before the tea interval, leaving the batsmen frustrated as they waited for the clouds to clear.”