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 Definitions of Interference  [ˌɪn tərˈfɪər əns]  

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Definition of 'Interference' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) interference
an act, fact, or instance of interfering.

2.  interference
something that interferes.

3.  interference
the process in which waves, as of light or sound, of the same frequency combine to reinforce or cancel each other, the amplitude of the resulting wave being equal to the sum of the amplitudes of the combining waves.

4.  interference
a jumbling of radio signals, caused by the reception of undesired ones.

5.  interference
the signals or device producing the incoherence.

6.  interference
Football.

7.  interference
the act of a teammate or of teammates legally running ahead of a ballcarrier and blocking prospective tacklers:
to run interference for the halfback.

8.  interference
such a teammate or such teammates collectively.

9.  interference
the act of illegally hindering an opponent from catching a forward pass or a kick.

10.  interference
the distorting or inhibiting effect of previously learned behavior on subsequent learning.

Etymology:  (1775–85)

Definition of 'Interference' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) intervention, interference
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries

2. (noun) hindrance, hinderance, interference
the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding

3. (noun) noise, interference, disturbance
electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

4. (noun) interference
(American football) blocking a player's path with your body
"he ran interference for the quarterback"

5. (noun) hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference
any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome


Definition of 'Interference' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) interference
sb's unwanted involvement in sb else's private affairs
his family's constant interference in his life

2.  interference
the act of stopping sth from happening normally
political interference in scientific research

3.  interference
***noise or electrical signals that stop a TV, radio, etc. from working properly
audio interference


Definition of 'Interference' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Interference
the act or state of interfering; as, the stoppage of a machine by the interference of some of its parts; a meddlesome interference in the business of others

2. (noun) Interference
the mutual influence, under certain conditions, of two streams of light, or series of pulsations of sound, or, generally, two waves or vibrations of any kind, producing certain characteristic phenomena, as colored fringes, dark bands, or darkness, in the case of light, silence or increased intensity in sounds; neutralization or superposition of waves generally

3. (noun) Interference
the act or state of interfering, or of claiming a right to the same invention



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