They were glued to the TV, as the referee called out a fifteen yard penalty for interference.
They wanted to watch the game on TV, but there was too much interference to even make out the score on the tiny screen.
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interférence — [ ɛ̃tɛrferɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1793; angl. interference → interférer 1 ♦ (1842) Phys. Phénomène résultant de la superposition de vibrations cohérentes de même nature et de même fréquence. Interférence des rayons lumineux, des ondes sonores. Franges,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Interference — Interférence Pour les articles homonymes, voir Interference (homonymie). Interférences d ondes planes lors de leur croisement … Wikipédia en Français
interference — in·ter·fer·ence n 1 a: the act or an instance of interfering interference with contract b: something that interferes 2: a hearing to determine the priority of invention at issue in a patent dispute Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… … Law dictionary
Interference — In ter*fer ence, n. [See {Interfere}.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physics) The … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
interference — [in΄tər fir′əns] n. 1. an act or instance of interfering 2. something that interferes 3. ☆ a) Football the legal blocking of opposing players in order to clear the way for the ball carrier; also, the player or players who do such blocking b)… … English World dictionary
interference — interference. См. интерференция хиазм. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Interference — [engl.], Interferenz … Universal-Lexikon
interference — 1783, formed irregularly from INTERFERE (Cf. interfere) on model of difference, etc. Broadcasting and telephoning sense is from 1887. In chess from 1913; in U.S. football from 1894 … Etymology dictionary
interference — [n] meddling, impedance arrest, background, backseat driving*, barging in*, barring, blocking, checking, choking, clashing, clogging, conflict, hampering, hindrance, intermeddling, interposition, intervention, intrusion, meddlesomeness,… … New thesaurus
interference — ► NOUN 1) the action of interfering or process of being interfered with. 2) disturbance to radio signals caused by unwanted signals from other sources. 3) Physics the combination of two or more waveforms to form a resultant in which the wave… … English terms dictionary
Interference — In physics, interference is the addition (superposition) of two or more waves that result in a new wave pattern.As most commonly used, the term interference usually refers to the interaction of waves which are correlated or coherent with each… … Wikipedia
