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Interference vs Interlude - What's the difference?

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Interference is a related term of interlude.


As nouns the difference between interference and interlude

is that interference is interference (all senses) while interlude is an intervening episode, etc.

As a verb interlude is

to provide with an interlude.

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

    interlude

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An intervening episode, etc.
  • An entertainment between the acts of a play.
  • (music) A short piece put between the parts of a longer composition.
  • Verb

    (interlud)
  • To provide with an interlude.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=February 18, author=Tammy La Gorce, title=Between Songs, Interludes That Fall Upon Deaf Ears, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=Jimmy Jam, co-producer of Ms. Jackson’s heavily interluded and influential 1989 album, “Rhythm Nation 1814” (and producer of a forthcoming album by Usher with interludes), also defended them. }}

    See also

    * intermezzo * intermission * station break