in·ter·fer·ence ( n t r-fîr ns)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. in ter·fer·ential (-f-r nshl) adj. |
interference [ˌɪntəˈfɪərəns]
n
1. the act or an instance of interfering
2. (Physics / General Physics) Physics the process in which two or more coherent waves combine to form a resultant wave in which the displacement at any point is the vector sum of the displacements of the individual waves. If the individual waves converge the resultant is a system of fringes. Two waves of equal or nearly equal intensity moving in opposite directions combine to form a standing wave
3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) Also called radio interference any undesired signal that tends to interfere with the reception of radio waves
4. (Engineering / Aeronautics) Aeronautics the effect on the flow pattern around a body of objects in the vicinity
interferential [ˌɪntəfəˈrɛnʃəl] adj
| 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. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | interference - a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries 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 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 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" 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 | |
| 5. | interference - any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome 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 |
interference
noun
1. intrusion, intervention, meddling, opposition, conflict, obstruction, prying, impedance, meddlesomeness, intermeddling They can now set up cheap fares without interference from the government.
2. static, feedback, disturbance, disruption, fuzz Users complained of interference and background noise.
Translations
interference [ˌɪntərˈfɪərəns] n
(gen) → ingérence f
without interference from sb → sans ingérence de la part de qn
without interference from the government → sans ingérence de la part du gouvernement
interference in sth → ingérence dans qch
interference in the Republic's internal affairs → des ingérences dans les affaires internes de la République
without interference from sb → sans ingérence de la part de qn
without interference from the government → sans ingérence de la part du gouvernement
interference in sth → ingérence dans qch
interference in the Republic's internal affairs → des ingérences dans les affaires internes de la République
(PHYSICS) → interférence f
(RADIO, TV) → interférences fpl
interference [ˌɪntəˈfɪər/əns] n → interferenza, intromissione f (Radio, TV, Phys) → interferenza
interference [ˌɪntəˈfɪər/əns] n → interferenza, intromissione f (Radio, TV, Phys) → interferenza
interference [ˌɪntəˈfɪər/əns] n → interferenza, intromissione f (Radio, TV, Phys) → interferenza
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