Interfere
(In`ter*fere") v. i. [imp. & p. p. Interfered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Interfering.] [OF. entreferir to
strike each other; entre between (L. inter) + OF. ferir to strike, F. férir, fr. L. ferire. See Ferula.]
1. To come in collision; to be in opposition; to clash; as, interfering claims, or commands.
2. To enter into, or take a part in, the concerns of others; to intermeddle; to interpose.
To interfere with party disputes.
Swift.
There was no room for anyone to interfere with his own opinions.
Bp. Warburton. 3. To strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs; — sometimes said of a human
being, but usually of a horse; as, the horse interferes.
4. (Physics) To act reciprocally, so as to augment, diminish, or otherwise affect one another; — said of
waves, rays of light, heat, etc. See Interference, 2.
5. (Patent Law) To cover the same ground; to claim the same invention.
Syn. — To interpose; intermeddle. See Interpose.
Interference
(In`ter*fer"ence) n. [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. (Physics) 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.
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.
3. (Patent Law) The act or state of interfering, or of claiming a right to the same invention.
Interference figures (Optics), the figures observed when certain sections of crystallized bodies are
viewed in converging polarized light; thus, a section of a uniaxial crystal, cut normal to the vertical axis,
shows a series of concentric colored rings with a single black cross; — so called because produced by
the interference of luminous waves. - - Interference fringe. (Optics) See Fringe.
Interferer
(In`ter*fer"er) n. One who interferes.
Interferingly
(In`ter*fer"ing*ly), adv. By or with interference.
Interflow
(In`ter*flow") v. i. To flow in. [R.] Holland.
Interfluent
(In*ter"flu*ent In*ter"flu*ous) a. [L. interfluens, p. pr., and interfluus. See Inter-, and Fluent.]
Flowing between or among; intervening. Boyle.
Interfolded
(In`ter*fold"ed) p. a. Intertwined; interlocked; clasped together. Longfellow.
Interfoliaceous
(In`ter*fo`li*a"ceous) a. [Pref. inter- + foliaceous: cf. F. interfoliacé.] (Bot.) At the same
node with opposite or whorled leaves, but occupying a position between their places of attachment.
Interfoliate
(In`ter*fo"li*ate) v. t. [Pref. inter- + L. folium leaf.] To interleave. [Obs.] Evelyn.
