Definitions for interference
ˌɪn tərˈfɪər ənsin·ter·fer·ence

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. intervention, interferencenoun

   a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries

2. hindrance, hinderance, interferencenoun

   the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding

3. noise, interference, disturbancenoun

   electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

4. interferencenoun

   (American football) blocking a player's path with your body

   "he ran interference for the quarterback"

5. hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interferencenoun

   any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. interferencenoun

   The act of interfering with something, or something that interferes.

2. interferencenoun

   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.

3. interferencenoun

   An effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves, such as 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.

4. interferencenoun

   In United States patent law, an inter partes proceeding to determine the priority issues of multiple patent applications; a priority contest.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Interferencenoun

   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. Interferencenoun

   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. Interferencenoun

   the act or state of interfering, or of claiming a right to the same invention

4. Etymology: [See Interfere.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Interference

   In physics, interference is a phenomenon in which two waves superimpose to form a resultant wave of greater or lower amplitude. Interference usually refers to the interaction of waves that are correlated or coherent with each other, either because they come from the same source or because they have the same or nearly the same frequency. Interference effects can be observed with all types of waves, for example, light, radio, acoustic, and surface water waves.

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1. interference

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Matched Categories

1. • American Football
   • Blocking
   • Foreign Policy
   • Obstruction
   • Trouble

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'interference' in Nouns Frequency: #2379

How to pronounce interference?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say interference in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of interference in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of interference in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of interference in a Sentence

1. Robert Blum:

   Our job is to create a protective environment for kids to be who they will become, and to run interference around those who will try to knock them down because of it.

2. Rod Rosenstein:

   It was important for the President to know what information we've uncovered because he's got to make very important decisions for the country, so Rod Rosenstein needs to understand what evidence we have of foreign election interference.

3. Pramila Jayapal:

   This is simple: the District of Columbia must be allowed to govern itself. Democrats’ commitment to home rule should apply regardless of the substance of the local legislation, this is why the Congressional Progressive Caucus and its members have endorsed D.C. statehood, with every CPC member cosponsoring D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton’s bill in the 117th Congress. Statehood is the only way to protect the 700,000 residents of the District from this kind of interference, we will continue to champion this cause.

4. Joe Torre:

   The call was the fact that he interfered with Gurriel trying to catch the ball. If you notice, the glove came off his hand. That's when Sam Holbrook called him out for, basically, interference, they made the right call at first, and that it (could not be protested) because it's a judgment call. I understand the passion.

5. John Strickland:

   There's no doubt that it's got more challenges than many, because you're dealing with a company that's in a poor financial state, you've got the political interference, the backlash of the incidents.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=interference
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Interference
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interference
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=interference