interval vs period

period vs interval

interval and period both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
interval	Yes	No	No	No
period	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, period is a hyponym of interval; that is, period is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than interval:

interval: a definite length of time marked off by two instants
period: the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon

Other hyponyms of interval include access time, distance, space, embolism, intercalation, seek time, time constant, slot, time slot, lunitidal interval, absence, break, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension, interlude, interim, lag, meantime, meanwhile, latent period, latency, latent period, reaction time, response time, eternity, cycle, rhythm, round, lead time, float, latency, rotational latency, processing time.

interval (noun)	period (noun)
the distance between things	a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints	the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
the difference in pitch between two notes	an amount of time
a definite length of time marked off by two instants	the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon
	a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed
	the end or completion of something
	(ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games

Difference between interval and period

Words related to "period"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.