interfero

Esperanto

variaj interferoj (sense 1) de regulaj cirklaj ondoj

Etymology

Etymology tree

Esperanto interferi

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Italic *-os

Archaic Latin -os

Latin -um

Italian -oder.

Proto-Indo-European *-om

Proto-Italic *-om

Archaic Latin -om

Latin -um

Spanish -oder.

Ancient Greek -οι (-oi)der.

Esperanto -o

Esperanto interfero

From interferi + -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /interˈfero/
• Rhymes: -ero
• Syllabification: in‧ter‧fe‧ro
• Hyphenation: inter‧fer‧o

Noun

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

2. (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, archived from the original on 13 May 2026:

     […] 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.

4. (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 — […].

   • 2008, Vladimir Lemelev, “Lastaj opinioj pri la origino de vivo”, in Monato: internacia magazino‎^[3], Belgio: Flandra Esperanto-Ligo, archived from the original on 19 June 2021:

     […] [pro] RNA-interfero, […], helpe de duĉena RNA, povas okazi ĉeso de transdono de genaj informoj.

     […] [for] RNA interference, […], with the help of double-stranded RNA, a cessation of the transmission of genetic information can occur.

Further reading

• “interfero”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026
• “interfero”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN

Latin

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