Interference vs Interaction - What's the difference?
interference | interaction |
The act of interfering with something, or something that interferes.
(sports) The illegal obstruction of an opponent in some ball games.
(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.
(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.
The situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another to produce a new effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence.
A conversation or exchange between people.
As nouns the difference between interference and interaction
is that interference is the act of interfering with something, or something that interferes while interaction is the situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another to produce a new effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence.interference
English
(wikipedia interference)Noun
- 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.
Antonyms
* non-interferenceDerived terms
* interference drag * interference filter * interference fit * interference fringes * interference microscopeinteraction
English
(wikipedia interaction)Noun
(en noun)- Be aware of interactions between different medications.
- I enjoyed the interaction with a bunch of like-minded people.