intervallic
/ˌɪntɚˈvælɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, or pertaining to, intervals.
Example Sentences
- "The two Integrations of 1967 are the most intervallic of the selections here, emphasizing minor ninths and “minor” fifths (13 quarter tones), and, in the second Integration, setting up simultaneous “rotations” of descending and ascending “minor” fifths."
Etymology
From intervall(um) + -ic.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɪntɚˈvælɪk/
- British English: /ɪntəˈvælɪk/