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INTERVAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The distance between things
Example:
fragile items require separation and cushioning
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("interval" is a kind of...):
distance (the property created by the space between two objects or points)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "interval"):
clearance (the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("interval" is a kind of...):
set ((mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "interval"):
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)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The difference in pitch between two notes
Synonyms:
interval; musical interval
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("interval" is a kind of...):
musical notation ((music) notation used by musicians)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "interval"):
seventh (the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it)
sixth (the musical interval between one note and another six notes away from it)
fifth (the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it)
fourth (the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it)
third (the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it)
musical octave; octave (a musical interval of eight tones)
quarter-tone; quarter tone (half of a semitone)
half step; semitone (the musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument)
step; tone; whole step; whole tone (a musical interval of two semitones)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A definite length of time marked off by two instants
Synonyms:
interval; time interval
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("interval" is a kind of...):
amount; measure; quantity (how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "interval"):
processing time (the time it takes to complete a prescribed procedure)
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)
float (the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment)
period (the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon)
lead time (the time interval between the initiation and the completion of a production process)
cycle; rhythm; round (an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs)
eternity (a seemingly endless time interval (waiting))
latency; latent period; reaction time; response time (the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it)
latent period (the time that elapses before the presence of a disease is manifested by symptoms)
interim; lag; meantime; meanwhile (the time between one event, process, or period and another)
interlude (an intervening period or episode)
break; intermission; interruption; pause; suspension (a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something)
absence (the time interval during which something or somebody is away)
lunitidal interval (interval between the moon's transit of a particular meridian and the next high tide at that meridian)
slot; time slot (a time assigned on a schedule or agenda)
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)
seek time ((computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to a specific data track)
embolism; intercalation (an insertion into a calendar)
distance; space (the interval between two times)
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)
Context examples:
The cumulative amount recovered from the specimen type over the interval from T1 to T2.
(Amount Recovered from T1 to T2, NCI Thesaurus)
Sometimes, after that, I fancied that she tried to speak even to me, in intervals when we were left alone.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
He lurked in the forest, avoiding discovery and robbing the snares at the rare intervals when game was caught.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
I filled the interval in walking softly about my room, and pondering the visitation which had given my plans their present bent.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
The P wave morphology of these complexes is often different from a sinus P wave and the RR intervals preceding these complexes is also shorter than those of the regular beats.
(Atrial Premature Complex by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
The area under the curve (AUC) for the defined interval between doses (TAU) divided by the body mass index.
(AUC Over Dosing Interval Normalized by Body Mass Index, NCI Thesaurus)
The percentage of the dose that is recovered from the specimen type, from dosing to end of the current collection interval divided by the weight.
(Percent Recovered Normalized by Weight, NCI Thesaurus)
The interval between two reference points in time with regards to pharmacokinetic concentration data.
(Pharmacokinetic Concentration Elapsed Time, NCI Thesaurus)
The percentage of the dose that is recovered from the specimen type, from dosing to end of the current collection interval divided by the surface area.
(Percent Recovered Normalized by Surface Area, NCI Thesaurus)
The percentage of the dose that is recovered from the specimen type, from dosing to end of the current collection interval divided by the dose.
(Percent Recovered Normalized by Dose, NCI Thesaurus)
