interval
/ˈɪntɚvəl/ noun B1- A distance in space.
- A period of time. · the interval between contractions during childbirth
- The difference (a ratio or logarithmic measure) in pitch between two notes, often referring to those two pitches themselves (otherwise known as a dyad).
- A connected section of the real line which may be empty or have a length of zero.
- half time, a scheduled intermission between the periods of play.
- Either of the two breaks, at lunch and tea, between the three sessions of a day's play.
Plural intervals
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His eyes were sharp and piercing, save during those intervals of torpor to which I have alluded; and his thin, hawk-like nose gave his whole expression an air of alertness and decision.
He stopped at the door; Villefort gazed at him as if he had some difficulty in recognizing him; then, after a brief interval, during which the honest shipowner turned his hat in his hands,
Marilla went to her room at intervals all through the evening and searched for the brooch, without finding it.
It is likely that the Musgrave who held the secret died in the interval, and by some oversight left this guide to his descendant without explaining the meaning of it.
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