промежу́ток — meaning in English
promezhutok
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English meaning
- gap noun An empty space or opening between two things, or a break in something continuous.
- headway noun Progress made toward completing something.
- interval noun A gap or space between two points, whether in time, distance, or a sequence.
- period noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
- space noun The vast expanse beyond Earth's atmosphere where stars, planets, and other celestial bodies exist.
- stretch verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.
Senses
промежу́ток is used for these senses in English:
- gap An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
- gap An opening allowing passage or entrance.
- headway (countable, transport) The interval of time or distance between the fronts of two vehicles (e.g. buses) moving in succession in the same direction, especially along the same pre-determined route.
- interstice A small opening or space between objects, especially adjacent objects or objects set closely together, such as between cords in a rope, components of a multiconductor electrical cable or atoms in a crystal.
- interstice An interval of time required by the Roman Catholic Church between the attainment of different degrees of an order.
- interval A distance in space.
- interval A period of time.
- period The length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodic phenomenon recur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet. [from 17th c.]
gap — full definition
- noun An empty space or opening between two things, or a break in something continuous.
- noun A difference or shortfall between two things, especially an unfair or worrying one.
- verb To leave open or unfilled, creating a gap; also, to stare open-mouthed.
headway — full definition
- noun Progress made toward completing something.
- noun The time or distance gap between vehicles, such as buses or trains, running the same route.