sub-interval

1. 1.

   an interval that is included in another interval

   Broaderinterval

Questions about sub-interval

What does sub-interval mean?

sub-interval means "an interval that is included in another interval".

How many syllables are in sub-interval?

sub-interval has 4 syllables and divides as su-b-in-ter-val under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is sub-interval a common word?

sub-interval is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.