interference

  • 11Interference — In physics, interference is the addition (superposition) of two or more waves that result in a new wave pattern.As most commonly used, the term interference usually refers to the interaction of waves which are correlated or coherent with each… …

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  • 12Interférence — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Interference (homonymie). Interférences d ondes planes lors de leur croisement …

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  • 13interference — /in teuhr fear euhns/, n. 1. an act, fact, or instance of interfering. 2. something that interferes. 3. Physics. the process in which two or more light, sound, or electromagnetic waves of the same frequency combine to reinforce or cancel each… …

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  • 14interference — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ undue, unwarranted ▪ bureaucratic, federal (AmE), government, governmental, political, state ▪ …

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  • 15interference — n. 1) to brook no interference 2) unwarranted interference 3) interference in, with 4) (misc.) (esp. Am. football) to run interference for * * * [ˌɪntə fɪ(ə)rəns] with (misc.) (esp. Am. football) to run interferencefor to brook no interference… …

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  • 16interference — [[t]ɪ̱ntə(r)fɪ͟ərəns[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N in/with n, N from n (disapproval) Interference by a person or group is their unwanted or unnecessary involvement in something. The parliament described the decree as interference in the republic s… …

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  • 17interference — in|ter|fer|ence [ ,ıntər fırəns ] noun uncount ** 1. ) the process of deliberately becoming involved in a situation and trying to influence the way that it develops, although you have no right to do this: interference in: They expressed… …

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  • 18interference — noun (U) 1 an act of interfering: I resent his interference in my work. | Industrial relations should be free from state interference. 2 unwanted noise on radio or television or on the telephone, or faults in the television picture: The bad… …

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  • 19INTERFÉRENCE — n. f. T de Physique. Phénomène dans lequel deux vibrations s’annulent en se superposant. Deux vibrations mécaniques, par interférence, peuvent produire du repos. Le silence peut résulter de l’interférence de deux vibrations sonores. L’obscurité… …

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  • 20interference — noun /ˌɪntəɹˈfiɹɨns/ a) The act of interfering with something, or something that interferes. They were glued to the TV, as the referee called out a fifteen yard penalty for interference. b) The illegal obstruction of an opponent in some ball… …

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