A distance in space. / A period of time. / (music) The difference (a ratio or logarithmic measure) in pitch between two notes, often referring to those two pitches themselves (otherwise known as a dyad).

plural of interval

present participle of intervent

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intervent

simple past tense and past participle of intervent

(obsolete) To thwart; to obstruct.

At or by intervals; periodically

(statistics) An ordinal variable with the additional property that the magnitudes of the differences between two values are meaningful.

The difference in elevation represented by the space between adjacent contour lines

(music) An interval measured by the distance between its two pitch classes ordered so they are as close as possible.