interval
[ˈɪntəvəl]
n
the period of time marked off by or between two events, instants, etc
the distance between two points, objects, etc
a pause or interlude, as between periods of intense activity
a short period between parts of a play, concert, film, etc; intermission
the difference of pitch between two notes, either sounded simultaneously (harmonic interval) or in succession as in a musical part (melodic interval). An interval is calculated by counting the (inclusive) number of notes of the diatonic scale between the two notes
the interval between C and G is a fifth
the ratio of the frequencies of two sounds
the set containing all real numbers or points between two given numbers or points, called the endpoints. A closed interval includes the endpoints, but an open interval does not
- 习惯用语
- at intervals occasionally or intermittently.with spaces between
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