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Interval vs Lull - What's the difference?

interval | lull |

As nouns the difference between interval and lull

is that interval is a distance in space while lull is a period of rest or soothing.

As a verb lull is

to.

interval

English

(wikipedia interval)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A distance in space.
  • * Milton
    • 'Twixt host and host but narrow space was left, / A dreadful interval .
  • A period of time.
    • the interval between contractions during childbirth
  • (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).
  • (mathematics) A connected section of the real line which may be empty or have a length of zero.
  • (chiefly, British) An intermission.
  • (sports) half time, a scheduled intermission between the periods of play
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=November 12 , author= , title=International friendly: England 1-0 Spain , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Spain made three substitutions at the interval , sending on former Arsenal captain Fabregas, Chelsea's Juan Mata and Liverpool keeper Pepe Reina for Xavi, David Silva and Casillas.}}
  • (cricket) Either of the two breaks, at lunch and tea, between the three sessions of a day's play

    • Hyponyms

    * (mathematics) open interval, half-open interval, closed interval

    Related terms

    * interval class * interval cycle

    External links

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    lull

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A period of rest or soothing
  • (nautical) a period without waves or wind.
  • (surfing) An extended pause between sets of waves.
    • About 2 hours in, a long lull cleared everyone out, and then it started getting a little more consistent and pushing chest ta neck high — 808surfer.com forum [http://www.808surfer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5611&sid=89085fc4ffa26528388fbcce5f7faf50]

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To .
  • * Spenser
    • to lull him soft asleep
  • * Milton
    • Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie, / To lull the daughters of necessity.
  • To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate.
    • The storm lulled .

    Synonyms

    * (To cause to rest) appease