Interval — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a definite length of time marked off by two instants

a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪntɚvəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪntəvəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪntəvəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɪntɚvəl/.

Examples

fragile items require separation and cushioning

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

musical interval time interval separation

Parts of Speech

noun	a definite length of time marked off by two instants
noun	a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints
noun	the distance between things “fragile items require separation and cushioning”
noun	the difference in pitch between two notes

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Intervall

eine bestimmte Zeitspanne, die durch zwei Augenblicke getrennt ist

🇫🇷French

intervalle

une durée définie délimitée par deux instants

🇪🇸Spanish

intervalo

un lapso de tiempo definido delimitado por dos instantes

🇮🇹Italian

intervallo

un periodo di tempo definito delimitato da due istanti

🇵🇹Portuguese

intervalo

um período de tempo definido marcado por dois instantes

🇷🇺Russian

интервал

определенный отрезок времени, разделенный двумя мгновениями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अंतराल

समय की एक निश्चित लंबाई को दो क्षणों से चिह्नित किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যবধান

দুটি তাত্ক্ষণিক দ্বারা চিহ্নিত সময়ের একটি নির্দিষ্ট দৈর্ঘ্য

🇮🇳Tamil

இடைவெளி

ஒரு திட்டவட்டமான நேரம் இரண்டு நொடிகளால் குறிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

విరామం

రెండు తక్షణాల ద్వారా గుర్తించబడిన ఖచ్చితమైన సమయం

🇮🇳Marathi

मध्यांतर

दोन झटपटांनी चिन्हांकित केलेल्या वेळेची निश्चित लांबी

🇮🇳Gujarati

અંતરાલ

બે ત્વરિત દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત થયેલ સમયની ચોક્કસ લંબાઈ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಧ್ಯಂತರ

ಎರಡು ತತ್‌ಕ್ಷಣಗಳಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾದ ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಅವಧಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇടവേള

രണ്ട് നിമിഷങ്ങളാൽ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയ ഒരു നിശ്ചിത സമയ ദൈർഘ്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਤਰਾਲ

ਦੋ ਤਤਕਾਲਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ ਸਮੇਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ ਲੰਬਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

وقفہ

وقت کی ایک مقررہ طوالت جس کو دو لمحوں سے نشان زد کیا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

间隔

由两个瞬间划分的一定时间长度

🇯🇵Japanese

間隔

2つの瞬間で区切られた一定の長さの時間

🇰🇷Korean

간격

두 순간으로 구분되는 일정한 시간

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khoảng thời gian

một khoảng thời gian xác định được đánh dấu bằng hai khoảnh khắc

🇹🇭Thai

ช่วงเวลา

ระยะเวลาที่แน่นอนซึ่งทำเครื่องหมายไว้สองชั่วขณะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

selang

jangka waktu tertentu yang ditandai dengan dua saat

🇵🇭Filipino

pagitan

isang tiyak na haba ng oras na minarkahan ng dalawang instant

🇲🇾Malay

selang waktu

tempoh masa yang pasti ditandakan dengan dua detik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فاصلة

مدة زمنية محددة تم تمييزها بلحظتين

🇮🇷Persian

فاصله

مدت زمان مشخصی که با دو لحظه مشخص شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

aralık

iki an ile işaretlenmiş belirli bir zaman uzunluğu

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַפסָקָה

משך זמן מוגדר מסומן בשני רגעים

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