interwał

See also: interwal

Polish

Alternative forms

  • interwal (obsolete)

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English interval, French intervalle, German Intervall, ultimately from Latin intervallum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inˈtɛr.vaw/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrvaw
  • Syllabification: in‧ter‧wał

Noun

interwał m inan (related adjective interwałowy)

  1. (literary) interval (distance in space)
    Synonym: odległość
  2. (literary) interval (period of time)
    Synonym: odległość
  3. (music) interval (difference (a ratio or logarithmic measure) in pitch between two notes, often referring to those two pitches themselves (otherwise known as a dyad))
    Synonym: odległość
  4. (exercise) interval training, fartlek (training based upon a series of high-intensity workouts interspersed with rest or relief periods)
    Hypernym: trening

Declension

Further reading

  • interwał in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • interwał in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • interwał in PWN's encyclopedia