Look up: Interference

1. Interference
   The interference of one virus with the multiplication or the disease-producing capabilities of a second, unrelated virus.
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2. Interference
   Disturbances of an electrical or electromagnetic nature that introduce undesirable responses in other electronic equipment.
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3. Interference
   This is the doctrine (originally from Ebbinghaus, 1885) that forgetting can be caused by competing demand for memory resources, rather than by simple time lapse alone. You forget, in other words, because one engram can become mixed up with, and eventually indistinguishable from, earlier or later one
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4. Interference
   The combining of two or more signals (superposition of waves) results in an interaction called interference. This may be constructive or destructive. Another use of the term is to refer to undesired signals, such as noise on a radio transmission.Constructive InterferenceWhen the peaks and troughs of...
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5. interference
   use of features of one language while speaking another
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6. interference
   interfering. Compare with constructive interference and destructive interference. The amplitudes of waves moving into the same region of space add to produce a single resultant wave. The resultang wave can have higher or lower amplitude than the component waves. See constructive interference and destructive interference.
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7. Interference
   An interferent is any gas other than the target gas that will cause a gas detecting sensor to give a signal. In the case of a combustible sensor, any combustible gas or vapor will cause a signal.
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8. Interference
   The increase in drag and, in certain cases, the reduction in lift caused by the interference of the airflow round one body with that round an adjoining body.
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9. interference
   the magnitude of the difference between the sizes of the hole and the shaft,before assembly,when this difference is negative Category: Standards, measures and testing • a disturbance experienced in the reception of a wanted signal,caused by an unwanted signal(s)or noise Category: Auto...
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10. Interference
    In`ter·fer'ence noun [ See Interfere .] 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. 2. (Physic...
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11. interference
    Opposition or hampering of an action or procedure. ... Origin: L. Ferire = to strike ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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12. interference
    noun electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
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13. interference
    (in″tәr-fēr´әns) opposition to or hampering of some activity. impairment of cardiac impulse conduction due to refractoriness of the tissue; the refractoriness is a physiological response to passage of a preceding impulse. a premature contact point on the occlusal surfac...
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14. Interference
    • (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...
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15. interference
    (from the article `baseball`) ...if the catcher interferes with him by making contact with any part of his body or with the swing of his bat as the pitched ball is on its way to ...
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16. interference
    (from the article `analysis`) Regardless of whether a classical or instrumental method is used, it may be necessary to remove interferences from an analyte prior to an assay. An ...
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17. interference
    (from the article `therapeutics`) ...drug use also increases the possibility of drug interactions that may interfere with drug effectiveness. Interaction can occur in the stomach or ...
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18. interference
    in physics, the net effect of the combination of two or more wave trains moving on intersecting or coincident paths. The effect is that of the ... [14 related articles]
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19. interference
    (inter- + L. ferire to strike) opposition or hampering of an action or procedure.
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20. interference
    interference 1. Hindrance or obstruction that prevents a natural or desired outcome. 2. Involvement in something without any invitation or justification. 3. In some sports, the illegal blocking, hindering, or obstruction of an opposing player. 4. In the game of football, the legal blocking of def...
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21. Interference
    Form of competition where an individual directly prevents the physical establishment of another individual in a portion of a habitat.
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22. interference
    a penalty in hockey called when a player attempts to impede the motion of another player not in possession of the puck.
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23. Interference
    One crossover event inhibits the chances of another crossover event. Also known as positive interference. Negative interference increases the chance of a second crossover.
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24. Interference
    An interferent is any gas other than the target gas that will cause a gas detecting sensor to give a signal. In the case of a combustible sensor, any combustible gas or vapor will cause a signal.
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25. interference
    disturbance of the reception of a wanted signal caused by interfering signals, noise or electromagnetic disturbance
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