English > interval: 4 senses > noun 1, time| Meaning | A definite length of time marked off by two instants. |
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| Synonym | time interval |
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| Narrower | absence | The time interval during which something or somebody is away |
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| 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 |
| cycle, rhythm, round | An interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs |
| distance, space | The interval between two times / times |
| embolism, intercalation | An insertion into a calendar |
| eternity | A seemingly endless time interval (waiting) |
| float | The time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment |
| interim, meantime, meanwhile, lag | The time between one event, process, or period and another |
| interlude | An intervening period or episode |
| latent period | The time that elapses before the presence of a disease is manifested by symptoms |
| lead time | The time interval between the initiation and the completion of a production process |
| lunitidal interval | interval between the moon's transit of a particular meridian and the next high tide at that meridian |
| pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension | A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something |
| period | The interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon |
| processing time | The time it takes to complete a prescribed procedure |
| reaction time, response time, latency, latent period | The time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it |
| rotational latency, 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 |
| seek time | (computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to a specific data track |
| 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 |
| time slot, slot | A time assigned on a schedule or agenda |
| Broader | measure, quantity, amount | How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify |
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| Spanish | intervalo |
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| Catalan | interval |
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