промежу́ток — meaning in English

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

1. noun An empty space or opening between two things, or a break in something continuous.
2. noun A difference or shortfall between two things, especially an unfair or worrying one.
3. verb To leave open or unfilled, creating a gap; also, to stare open-mouthed.

headway — full definition

1. noun Progress made toward completing something.
2. noun The time or distance gap between vehicles, such as buses or trains, running the same route.

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