interfero

Esperanto

Etymology

From interferi +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /interˈfero/
  • Rhymes: -ero
  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧fe‧ro

Noun

interfero (accusative singular interferon, plural interferoj, accusative plural interferojn)

  1. (physics) interference (effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves)
    • 2011–2013, Philippe Rivière, “Eta lando, kiu ne havas universitaton”, in Le Monde diplomatique en Esperanto 2011–2013[1], number 1853, Embres-et-Castelmaure: Unesko-Grupo Narbonia, retrieved 22 April 2025:
      [] la frekvenco-mastrumado, kiu celas redukti la interferojn inter satelitoj — ĉiu horo da komunikado perdita pro teknika kialo ja kostas dekojn da milionoj da eŭroj.
      [] frequency management, which aims to reduce the interferences between satellites — every hour of communication lost due to technical reasons costs tens of millions of euros.
  2. (figuratively) interference (act of interfering with something, or something that interferes)
    • 2000 February, “Libroj”, in La Ondo de Esperanto: gazeto[2], number 64, Ruslando: Sezonoj, retrieved 22 April 2025:
      [] tiuj noveloj estis kreitaj por demonstri la svagan limon inter la reala kaj fantazia mondoj, ilian interferon, reciprokan influon, kaj efikon je la protagonisto — [].
      [] these short stories were created to demonstrate the blurred boundary between the real and fantasy worlds, their interference, mutual influence, and effect on the protagonist — [].

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