break-off vs interval

break-off

noun
  • A break, discontinuance, or interruption 

  • That which breaks off, or is broken off 

  • The first shot in a game of snooker or other cue-game 

verb
  • To play the first shot in a game of snooker 

interval

noun
  • A period of time. 

  • A connected section of the real line which may be empty or have a length of zero. 

  • An intermission. 

  • half time, a scheduled intermission between the periods of play 

  • The difference (a ratio or logarithmic measure) in pitch between two notes, often referring to those two pitches themselves (otherwise known as a dyad). 

  • Either of the two breaks, at lunch and tea, between the three sessions of a day's play 

  • A distance in space. 

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