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interference (iou)



interference noun. M18.
[from INTERFERE + -ENCE, after difference etc.]
The action or fact of interfering or meddling (with a person, in a thing, etc.). M18.
M. Ignatieff He sought to defend the autonomy of the universities from government interference.
Science. The mutual action of two waves of similar wavelength when they combine and form a resultant wave in which the amplitude is increased or reduced. M19.
Disturbance of the transmission or reception of radio waves by extraneous signals or phenomena; signals etc. causing such disturbance; unwanted effects arising from such disturbance. L19.
A. McCowen When his car came down the drive, electrical interference could be seen on our new television set.
Mechanics.
a. The collision of the tips of the teeth of a gearwheel with the flanks of those of the mating wheel. E20.
b. The amount by which the external dimension of a part exceeds the internal dimension of the part into which it has to fit. M20.
Linguistics. The influence of the pronunciation or other features of a person's native language on a later acquired language. M20.
Comb.: interference fit Mechanics a fit between two mating parts for which, within the tolerances, there is always an interference between them; interference fringe each of a series of light and dark bands, or bands of different colours, produced by the interference of light (e.g. from two point sources); usu. in pl.; interference pattern: of interference fringes.