Interferant(n.) One of the contestants in interference before the Patent Office.
Interfere(v. i.) To come in collision; to be in opposition; to clash; as, interfering claims, or commands.
Interfere(v. i.) To enter into, or take a part in, the concerns of others; to intermeddle; to interpose.
Interfere(v. i.) 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.
Interfere(v. i.) To act reciprocally, so as to augment, diminish, or otherwise affect one another; -- said of waves, rays of light, heat, etc. See Interference, 2.
Interfere(v. i.) To cover the same ground; to claim the same invention.
Interference(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.
Interference(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.
Interference(n.) The act or state of interfering, or of claiming a right to the same invention.
Interferer(n.) One who interferes.
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