- (n.) The act or state of interfering or of claiming a right to the same invention.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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