interference

in·ter·fer·ence  (ntr-fîrns)

n.

1.

a. The act or an instance of hindering, obstructing, or impeding.

b. Something that hinders, obstructs, or impedes.

2.

a. Sports Illegal obstruction or hindrance of an opposing player, such as hindrance of a receiver by a defender in football, hindrance of a fielder by a base runner in baseball, or checking a player not in possession of the puck in ice hockey.

b. Football The legal blocking of defensive tacklers to protect and make way for the ball carrier.

3. Physics The variation of wave amplitude that occurs when waves of the same or different frequency come together.

4. Electronics

a. The inhibition or prevention of clear reception of broadcast signals.

b. The distorted portion of a received signal.

5. The negative or distorting effect that new learning can have on previous learning or that previous learning can have on new learning.

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inter·fer·ential (-f-rnshl) adj.

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interference

Noun

1. the act of interfering

2. any undesired signal that interferes with the reception of radio waves

3. Physics the meeting of two waves which reinforce or neutralize each other depending on whether they are in or out of phase

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interference  (ntr-fîrns)

1. The superposition of two or more waves propagating through a given region. Depending on how the peaks and troughs of the interacting waves coincide with each other, the resulting wave amplitude can be higher or smaller than the amplitudes of the individual waves. When two waves interact so that they rise and fall together more than half the time, the amplitude of the resulting wave is greater than that of the larger wave. This is called constructive interference. When two waves interact such that they rise and fall together less than half the time, the resulting amplitude is smaller than the amplitude of the stronger wave. This interference is called destructive interference. It is possible for two waves of the same magnitude to completely cancel out in destructive interference where their sum is always zero, that is, where their peaks and troughs are perfectly opposed. See more at wave.

2. In electronics, the distortion or interruption of one broadcast signal by others.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	interference - a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries intervention foreign policy - a policy governing international relations noninterference, nonintervention - a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes
	2.	interference - the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding hinderance, hindrance human action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happen foiling, thwarting, frustration - an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts antagonism - (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure obstruction - the act of obstructing; "obstruction of justice" complication - the act or process of complicating deterrence - the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety prevention, bar - the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
	3.	interference - electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication noise, disturbance clutter - unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen trouble - an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble" background signal, background - extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals" crosstalk, XT - the presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling fadeout - a gradual temporary loss of a transmitted signal due to electrical disturbances jitter - small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources atmospheric static, atmospherics, static - a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference white noise - a noise produced by a stimulus containing all of the audible frequencies of vibration; "white noise is a good masking agent"
	4.	interference - (American football) blocking a player's path with your body; "he ran interference for the quarterback" American football, American football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays blocking, block - the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
	5.	interference - any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome hinderance, hindrance, preventative, preventive, encumbrance, incumbrance, hitch clog - any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction impedimenta, obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment - any structure that makes progress difficult speed bump - a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway

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interference

noun intrusion, intervention, meddling, opposition, conflict, obstruction, prying, impedance, meddlesomeness, intermeddling

Translations

interference [ɪntəˈfɪərəns] n (gen) → intromisión f;

(RADIO, TV) → interferencia

interference [ɪntəˈfɪərəns] interfere n (gen) → ingérence f;

(Physics) → interférence f;

(Radio, TV) → parasites mpl

interference [ɪntəˈfɪərəns] interfere n → Einmischung f;

(Radio, TV) → Störung f

interference [ɪntəˈfɪərəns] n → interferenza