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 beingequal 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
1. (noun)interference sb's unwanted involvement in sb else's privateaffairs 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