Word Meanings - INTERFERENCE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

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,

Additional info about word: INTERFERENCE

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. Note: The term is most commonly applied to light, and the undulatory theory of light affords the proper explanation of the phenomena which are considered to be produced by the superposition of waves, and are thus substantially identical in their origin with the phenomena of heat, sound, waves of water, and the like. (more info) 1. 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.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of INTERFERENCE)

• Interpellation
• Interlocution
• suspension
• interference
• Intervention
• Intrusion
• insinuation
• intercession
• mediation
• agency
• interposition
• Mediation
• Interference
• reconciliation
• atonement
• arbitration
• adjustment

Related words: (words related to INTERFERENCE)

• INTRUSIONIST
  One who intrudes; especially, one who favors the appointment of a clergyman to a parish, by a patron, against the wishes of the parishioners.
• INTRUSIONAL
  Of or pertaining to intrusion.
• INSINUATION
  1. The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in. By a soft insinuation mix'd With earth's large mass. Crashaw. 2. The act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means; -- formerly used in a good
• INTERVENTION
  The act by which a third person, to protect his own interest, interposes and becomes a party to a suit pending between other parties. (more info) 1. The act of intervening; interposition. Sound is shut out by the intervention of that lax membrane.
• INTERPOSITION
  insertion, fr. interponere, interpositum: cf. F. interposition. See 1. The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation. 2. The thing interposed.
• RECONCILIATION
  1. The act of reconciling, or the state of being reconciled; reconcilenment; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship. Reconciliation and friendship with God really form the basis of all rational and true enjoyment. S. Miller. 2. Reduction
• INTERCESSIONAL
  Pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by, intercession or entreaty.
• AGENCY
  1. The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality. The superintendence and agency of Providence in the natural world. Woodward. 2. The office of an agent, or factor; the relation between
• ARBITRATION
  The hearing and determination of a cause between parties in controversy, by a person or persons chosen by the parties. Note: This may be done by one person; but it is usual to choose two or three called arbitrators; or for each party to choose one,
• SUSPENSION
  A keeping of the hearer in doubt and in attentive expectation of what is to follow, or of what is to be the inference or conclusion from the arguments or observations employed. (more info) 1. The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended;
• INTERCESSIONATE
  To entreat.
• INTERPELLATION
  1. The act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption. "Continual interpellations." Bp. Hall. 2. The act of interposing or interceding; intercession. Accepted by his interpellation and intercession. Jer. Taylor. 3. An act of interpellating,
• MEDIATION
  1. The act of mediating; action or relation of anything interposed; action as a necessary condition, means, or instrument; interposition; intervention. The soul by the mediation of these passions. South. 2. Hence, specifically, agency between
• ADJUSTMENT
  Settlement of claims; an equitable arrangement of conflicting claims, as in set-off, contribution, exoneration, subrogation, and marshaling. Bispham. 3. The operation of bringing all the parts of an instrument, as a microscope or telescope, into
• INTERLOCUTION
  An intermediate act or decree before final decision. Ayliffe. 3. Hence, intermediate argument or discussion. (more info) interlocutus, to speak between; inter between + loqui to speak: cf. 1. Interchange of speech; dialogue; conversation;
• INTRUSION
  The penetrating of one rock, while in a plastic or metal state, into the cavities of another. (more info) 1. The act of intruding, or of forcing in; especially, the forcing into a place without right or welcome; encroachment. Why this intrusion
• INTERFERENCE
  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,
• INTERCESSION
  The act of interceding; mediation; interposition between parties at variance, with a view to reconcilation; prayer, petition, or entreaty in favor of, or against, another or others. But the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings
• ATONEMENT
  1. Reconciliation; restoration of friendly relations; agreement; concord. By whom we have now received the atonement. Rom. v. 11. He desires to make atonement Betwixt the Duke of Gloucester and your brothers. Shak. 2. Satisfaction or reparation
• MISADJUSTMENT
  Wrong adjustment; unsuitable arrangement.
• READJUSTMENT
  A second adjustment; a new or different adjustment.
• INTERAGENCY
  Intermediate agency.
• PREADJUSTMENT
  Previous adjustment.
• IRRECONCILIATION
  Want of reconciliation; disagreement.
• SUBAGENCY
  A subordinate agency.
• COADJUSTMENT
  Mutual adjustment.