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Intercept vs Interference - What's the difference?

intercept | interference |

As nouns the difference between intercept and interference

is that intercept is an interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call while interference is interference (all senses).

As a verb intercept

is to stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).

intercept

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call.
  • (senseid)An interception of a missile.
  • (algebraic geometry) The coordinate of the point at which a curve intersects an axis.
  • *2012 , Alice Kaseberg, Greg Cripe, Peter Wildman, Introductory Algebra: Everyday Explorations , page 278
  • *:Because the horizontal-axis intercept' occurs when y=0 and the vertical-axis '''intercept''' occurs when x=0, we can find the ' intercepts algebraically.

    • See also

    * (an interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call) bug

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).
    • The police intercepted the package of stolen goods while it was in transit.
    {{quote-Fanny Hill, part=2 , ...and made every vein of my body circulate liquid fires: the emotion grew so violent that it almost intercepted my respiration.}}
  • (sports) To gain possession of (the ball) in a ball game.

    • interference

    English

    (wikipedia interference)

    Noun

  • The act of interfering with something, or something that interferes.
  • (sports) The illegal obstruction of an opponent in some ball games.
    • They were glued to the TV, as the referee called out a fifteen yard penalty for interference .
  • (physics) An effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves, such as a distortion on a broadcast signal due to atmospheric or other effects.
    • They wanted to watch the game on TV, but there was too much interference to even make out the score on the tiny screen.
  • (US, legal) In United States patent law, an inter partes proceeding to determine the priority issues of multiple patent applications; a priority contest.
  • (chess) The interruption of the line between an attacked piece and its defender by sacrificially interposing a piece.

    • Antonyms

    * non-interference

    Derived terms

    * interference drag * interference filter * interference fit * interference fringes * interference microscope