(n.) A space between things; a void space intervening between any two objects; as, an interval between two houses or hills.
(n.) Space of time between any two points or events; as, the interval between the death of Charles I. of England, and the accession of Charles II.
(n.) A brief space of time between the recurrence of similar conditions or states; as, the interval between paroxysms of pain; intervals of sanity or delirium.
(n.) Difference in pitch between any two tones.
(n.) Alt. of Intervale
Example Sentences:
(1) No consistent relationship could be found between the time interval from SAH to operation and the severity of vasospasm.
(2) When pooled data were analysed, this difference was highly significant (p = 0.0001) with a relative risk of schizophrenia in homozygotes of 2.61 (95% confidence intervals 1.60-4.26).
(3) Because of the short detachment interval, and the absence of underlying pathology or trauma, the recovery process described here probably represents an example of optimum recovery after retinal reattachment.
(4) Hearing loss at 8 kHz would shorten the I-V interval, while a loss at 4 kHz would be expected to lengthen the interval.
(5) Since 1979, patients started on long-term lithium treatment at the Psychiatric Hospital in Risskov have been followed systematically with recording of clinical and laboratory variables before the start of treatment, after 6 and 12 months of treatment, and thereafter at yearly intervals.
(6) Men who ever farmed were at slightly elevated risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (odds ratio = 1.2, 95% confidence interval = 1.0-1.5) that was not linked to specific crops or particular animals.
(7) Examinations, begun at day 150 of gestation in 33 monkeys and between days 32 and 58 in four other animals, were repeated at intervals of one to seven days.
(8) Phospholipid changes occurring at later stages in the lytic cycle of infected bacteria are more prominent than those at earlier time intervals.
(9) Analysis was performed on all patients who received any amount of therapy (VSG) and on the Adequately Treated Group (ATG), who had received 5000 or more rads radiotherapy, two or more courses of chemotherapy, and had a minimum survival of 8 or more weeks (the interval that would have been required to have received either the radiotherapy or chemotherapy).
(10) Subjects in the highest quartile of the insulin distribution had 6.6 times the risk of developing type II diabetes as subjects in the remaining three quartiles combined (95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.14-13.7).
(11) The hosts had resisted through the early stages, emulating their rugged first-half displays against Manchester United and Arsenal here this season, and even mustered a flurry of half-chances just before the interval to offer a reminder they might glean greater reward thereafter.
(12) The adjusted odds ratio of having one or more hospitalization for current drinkers relative to life-long abstainers in females was 0.67 (95 per cent confidence interval 0.57-0.79) and in males was 0.74 (0.57-0.96).
(13) Comparing the regression lines of HR-QT and HR-QS2 separately for both groups, we found that both intervals decreased in parallel and the mean QT remained shorter than QS2 in both groups during exercise.
(14) During recovery, while the heart rate decreased and the RR interval variance increased, there was a relative increase in LF and a relative decrease in HF in normal subjects (either sedentary or athletic).
(15) A table of the lengths of statistically significant intervals for various sampling interval lengths, numbers of subjects, and autocorrelation parameters is presented.
(16) 64% of the patients without nodular metastases and 45% of the patients with histologically ascertained nodular metastases and 45% of the patients with histologically ascertained nodular metastases survived the 3-year interval.
(17) The following results were obtained: 1) In normal subjects, the changes in ABR waveforms according to the changes of the rise-time, interstimulus interval and frequency of the stimulus were mainly attributed to component wave C. 2) In patients with central disorders, component wave C were initially affected.
(18) The hypoxia-induced prolongation of the AH interval or AH block was prevented in the presence of these drugs.
(19) Behavioral variables, including interreinforcement interval and drug self-administration history, appear to be important determinants of whether or not reinforcement will be demonstrated, particularly among the benzodiazepines; but the range of conditions under which behavioral and pharmacological variables interact to promote or lessen the likelihood of self-administration of these drugs remains to be determined experimentally.
(20) The independent effects of pain and pain coping strategies, as well as the interaction effects between pain and pain coping strategies on depression, were evaluated cross-sectionally and prospectively over a 6-month interval.
Meantime
Definition:
(n.) Alt. of Meanwhile
(adv.) Alt. of Meanwhile
Example Sentences:
(1) Was all the entanglement research done in the meantime, including Einstein's, unscientific metaphysics?
(2) In the meantime, the proliferation of salmonellae appeared to occur extracellularly in the peritoneal cavity as evidenced by their division.
(3) In the meantime, results of completed and ongoing randomized controlled trials will determine the most effective forms of therapy, which will not only improve symptoms but also hopefully extend survival.
(4) In the meantime, it is accepted that many hospitals have to provide the best treatment they can without access to the specialist knowledge and equipment which may be available elsewhere.
(5) Meantime, while we wouldn't want to you panic, Owen Gibson says vuvuzelas may be on their way to the Premier League .
(6) In the meantime, Malaysia Airlines’ overwhelming focus will be the same as it has been from the outset – to provide the families with a comprehensive support programme.
(7) The Department for Culture, Media and Sport also left the door open for a change of tack over the use of the licence fee, saying that if "better options than the government's preferred one emerge in the meantime", it will "consider them".
(8) Photograph: Richard Saker In the meantime it is being left to dedicated people such as Carmel McConnell and Magic Breakfast, to big brands, to teaching assistants and staff across the country who are prepared to get up early enough to make sure that all of Britain's children have had enough to eat in the morning to prepare them for school.
(9) O’Dwyer said in the meantime the government will conduct a review and cabinet will reconsider the tax in October or November.
(10) In the meantime, local MPs are to visit the company’s warehouse on 21 March, an invitation the tycoon also extended to members of parliament’s business, innovation and skills select committee.
(11) In the meantime, we can't fall for the line that the bailout was free of cost.
(12) "In the meantime, we urge the Westminster government to follow the Scottish example, embrace a Plan MacB approach for the UK economy and work with the three devolved administrations through a jobs summit to agree an immediate programme of employment creation."
(13) In the meantime, Branson is concentrating on getting into a business that's almost as controversial these days – banking.
(14) After 12 months 38 patients were again interviewed (31 men and 7 women); 16 had died in the meantime.
(15) Nevertheless it has acquired a title of noblesse demonstrating its long survival, and in the meantime has given an impulse to the use of the gastroepiploic artery.
(16) Meantime, in Tamworth, Australia, Matt Crawford admits that "nerves, sleep deprivation and a curry supper = high risk viewing this morning".
(17) In the meantime, Obama is using the evidence at his disposal in an effort to bring Russia and China on board but the worst news for Khamenei is Obama's talk of imposing severe sanctions.
(18) In one case we carried out in the meantime an aniogram.
(19) Meantime the egg antigen levels in the injected mice might be lower.
(20) Although the principle of an aggressive therapeutic approach is still valid meantime a limited radicality has proven equally successful for selected early cases.