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interference

in·ter·fe·rence

UK/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈfɪəɹəns/ US/ˌɪntəɹˈfɪɹɪns/ fairly common us

noun

1.

a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries

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2.

the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding

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4.

(American football) the act of obstructing someone''s path with your body

  • “he threw a rolling block into the line backer”
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5.

Origin

From interfere + -ence. The sense in physics was likely introduced by English polymath Thomas Young, which he used as early as 1801 in a paper in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.

Phrases

  • catastrophic interference
  • catcher interference
  • catcher's interference
  • co-channel interference
  • conducted interference
  • constructive interference
  • destructive interference
  • interference drag

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