n.
Pronunciation: ' in-t ə r-v ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English intervalle, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French entreval, from Latin intervallum space between ramparts, interval, from inter- + vallum rampart ― more at WALL
Date: 14th century
1 a : a space of time between events or states b British : INTERMISSION
2 a : a space between objects, units, points, or states b : difference in pitch between tones
3 : a set of real numbers between two numbers either including or excluding one or both of them
4 : one of a series of fast-paced exercises interspersed with slower ones or brief rests for training (as of an athlete)
– in · ter · val · lic \ ˌ in-t ə r- ' va-lik \ adjective