interference
/ɪntəˈfɪər(ə)ns
/noun [mass noun]
1The action of interfering or the process of being interfered with: concerns about government interference in church life [count noun]: an unwarranted interference with personal liberty...
- Because of these findings we decided to design an assessment without possible interferences between the cognitive and metacognitive processes.
- He predicted: ‘Over the years, unique professional traditions and qualities come into being, which will give judges the strength and the power to ward off outside interferences.’
- Largely they are smart, know what they are doing, and can surely handle their lives independently and successfully without such interferences at least.
Synonyms
intrusion, intervention, intercession, involvement, impinging, encroaching, trespass, trespassing, obtrusion;
butting in, barging in;
meddling, meddlesomeness, tampering, prying, poking around, nosing around
informal horning in, muscling in, gatecrashing
1.1 American Football The legal blocking of an opponent to clear a way for the ball carrier.Hamilton did hit Lewis, but pass interference is legal behind the line of scrimmage.
1.2(In ice hockey and other sports) the illegal hindering of an opponent not in possession of the puck or ball.The GAA has allowed physical interference off the ball as part of the game....
- The NHL should be applauded for yet another crackdown on obstruction and interference, which have damaged the entertainment value of the game severely.
- Obstruction and interference continue to infest the expansion-crazed NHL, but Roberts, Corson and Tucker can muck it up.
2 Physics The combination of two or more electromagnetic waveforms to form a resultant wave in which the displacement is either reinforced or cancelled.Atomic beams can act like light waves and exhibit all of the classic wave effects, like interference and refraction....
- In this case, the destructive interference occurs for waves traveling in most directions, but not for those ultimately heading toward the focal point.
- On the detecting screen we see a picture identical to one which is obtained from interference of waves.
2.1The fading or disturbance of received radio signals caused by unwanted signals from other sources, such as unshielded electrical equipment, or broadcasts from other channels.This makes wireless networks more immune to interference from other radio signals than if they transmitted on a single frequency....
- Every time you start your car ignition it causes interference to the radio band - so it's a very confusing technical issue.
- The said equipment must not cause interference to others.
Synonyms
disruption, disturbance, static, fading
Phrases
run interference
Derivatives
interferential
- Ultra high frequency modalities, magnetic field generators, interferential and ultra sound are some of those most frequently employed.
- The low interferential current is the result of two interacting medium frequency current produced by IF units.
- Experiments conducted with a variety of text images showed that this algorithm is effective for removing interferential curve in text image.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from interfere, on the pattern of words such as difference.
Rhymes
- pretergeneration
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- preterite perfect
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- preterition
- preteritive
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- preterito-presentia
- preterit perfect
- preterit-present
- preterm
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- pretermission
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