INTERFERENCE
\ˌɪntəfˈi͡əɹəns], \ˌɪntəfˈiəɹəns], \ˌɪ_n_t_ə_f_ˈiə_ɹ_ə_n_s]\
Definitions of INTERFERENCE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Legal Glossary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
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(American football) the act of obstructing someone's path with your body; "he threw a rolling block into the line backer"
By Princeton University
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any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act or state of interfering; as, the stoppage of a machine by the interference of some of its parts; a meddlesome interference in the business of others.
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The mutual influence, under certain conditions, of two streams of light, or series of pulsations of sound, or, generally, two waves or vibrations of any kind, producing certain characteristic phenomena, as colored fringes, dark bands, or darkness, in the case of light, silence or increased intensity in sounds; neutralization or superposition of waves generally.
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The act or state of interfering, or of claiming a right to the same invention.
By Oddity Software
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The act or state of interfering; as, the stoppage of a machine by the interference of some of its parts; a meddlesome interference in the business of others.
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The mutual influence, under certain conditions, of two streams of light, or series of pulsations of sound, or, generally, two waves or vibrations of any kind, producing certain characteristic phenomena, as colored fringes, dark bands, or darkness, in the case of light, silence or increased intensity in sounds; neutralization or superposition of waves generally.
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The act or state of interfering, or of claiming a right to the same invention.
By Noah Webster.
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In patent law, a procedure to resolve a conflict that occurs when two or more patent applications have been filed on the same invention. When this happens, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) examines a number of factors in order to determine who gets the patent, including who first conceived of the invention and worked on it diligently, who first built and tested the invention and who was first to file a patent application.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. Act or state of interfering; interposition ;—collision ; clashing.
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