interference en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From interfere + -ence. The sense in physics was likely introduced by English polymath Thomas Young, which he used as early as 1801 in a paper in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of interfering with something, or something that interferes.
"With magic in limited use and hidden, it was possible to enhance the various magic resistances of humans, and to keep certain forms of magic from being possible. If magic enters common usage, this interference becomes infeasible."
2018 February 21, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Wednesday, Feb 21, 2018:Somewhat impeded by constant political interference of one sort or another, British Railways are nevertheless pressing ahead with a mammoth modernisation programme; [...]
1961 March, B.A. Haresnape, “Design on the railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 139:
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(countable, uncountable) The illegal obstruction of an opponent in some ball games.
They were glued to the TV, as the referee called out a fifteen yard penalty for interference.
- (countable, uncountable) An effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves.
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(countable, uncountable) A distortion on a broadcast signal due to atmospheric or other effects.
They wanted to watch the game on TV, but there was too much interference to even make out the score on the tiny screen.
- (US, countable, uncountable) In United States patent law, an inter partes proceeding to determine the priority issues of multiple patent applications; a priority contest.
- (countable, uncountable) The interruption of the line between an attacked piece and its defender by sacrificially interposing a piece.
- (countable, uncountable) A negative or inappropriate language transfer.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| interferences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
catastrophic interference · pan-assay interference compound · tortious interference · thin-film interference · RNA interference · run interference · interference fringes · biointerference · interference maximum · co-channel interference · quantum interference · interference fit · destructive interference · interference microscope · interference drag · interference pattern · catcher interference · conducted interference · catcher's interference · positive interference · negative interference · constructive interference · interference filter
Translations (105)
da interferens (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · ca paràsit (distortion on a broadcast signal due to atmospheric or other effects) · pt interferência (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · fi häiriötekijä (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · pl ingerencja (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · eo interfero (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · ca interferència (illegal obstruction of an opponent in some ball games) · id kecurangan lawan (illegal obstruction of an opponent in some ball games) · cmn 阻礙 /阻碍 (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · bg смуще́ния (distortion on a broadcast signal due to atmospheric or other effects) · fi häirintä (illegal obstruction of an opponent in some ball games) · es intromisión (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · fi häiriö (distortion on a broadcast signal due to atmospheric or other effects) · tr girişim (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · hi व्याघात (linguistics: negative or inappropriate language transfer) · tl kahilabtan (distortion on a broadcast signal due to atmospheric or other effects) · es interferencia (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · nl interferentie (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · af interferensie (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · nl bemoeien (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · gl intromisión (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · uk втруча́ння (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · eo interferoj (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · ko 간섭 (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · fi häirintä (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · cmn 干涉 (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · ja 干渉 (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · ru препя́тствие (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · gl interferencia (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · pt interferência (distortion on a broadcast signal due to atmospheric or other effects) · tr parazit (distortion on a broadcast signal due to atmospheric or other effects) · id gangguan (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · ga éaradh (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · ms inteferens (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · eo interferoj (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · pl interferencja (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · ka ჩარევა (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · pt interferência (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · fi häiritseminen (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · id campur tangan (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · bg вмешателство (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · ar تَدَاخُل (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · tl kahilabtan (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · id interferensi (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · cmn 干預 (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · hi व्यतिकरण (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · ro interferență (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · pl interferencja (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · ja 干渉 (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · bg наме́са (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · de Störung (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · tr engelleme (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · nl storing (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · gl inxerencia (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · de Interferenz (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · cmn 干涉 (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · fi häiriö (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · be умяша́нне (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · es interferencia (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · hu interferencia (distortion on a broadcast signal due to atmospheric or other effects) · uk інтерфере́нція (linguistics: negative or inappropriate language transfer) · eo interfero (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · bg интерфере́нция (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · da interferens (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · tr müdahale (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · uk інтерфере́нція (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · tr enterferans (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · sv störning (distortion on a broadcast signal due to atmospheric or other effects) · pl przesłona (chess: type of defensive move) · hi व्यतिकरण (linguistics: negative or inappropriate language transfer) · ru поме́ха (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · pl wtrącanie się (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · ar تَدَاخُل (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · fa تداخل (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · fi puuttuminen (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · gur dãampuugo (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · ru вмеша́тельство (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · es injerencia (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · tr karışma (distortion on a broadcast signal due to atmospheric or other effects) · ja 介入 (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · cs nedovolené bránění (illegal obstruction of an opponent in some ball games) · ru интерфере́нция (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · fr ingérence (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · tr müdahale (legal, patent law: inter partes proceeding to determine the priority issues of multiple patent applications) · ms gangguan (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · fr interférence (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · hi अंतरक्षेप (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · mi whawhenga (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · sco intermeddling (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · it intromissione (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · de Störung (distortion on a broadcast signal due to atmospheric or other effects) · ru поме́хи (distortion on a broadcast signal due to atmospheric or other effects) · id gangguan (distortion on a broadcast signal due to atmospheric or other effects) · fi estäminen (illegal obstruction of an opponent in some ball games) · hu interferencia (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · sv interferens (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · fi väliintulo (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · nb interferens (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · fa تداخل (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · ca interferència (distortion on a broadcast signal due to atmospheric or other effects) · mi whakararurarutanga (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · de Einmischung (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes) · bg засло́н (illegal obstruction of an opponent in some ball games) · fi interferenssi (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves) · gl interferencia (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes)