noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌɪn.tə.fəˈɹɒ.mɪ.tɹi/
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General-American:/ˌɪn.(t)ɚ.fəˈɹɑ.mɪ.tɹi/
rhymes with -ɒmɪtɹi
rhymes with -ɑmɪtɹi
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noun
Meaning 1
The design and use of optical or radio interferometers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English interfere Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *meh1- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría)der. Latin -metriader. Old French -métrieder. English -metry English interferometry From interfere + -o- + -metry.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Dutch:
interferometrie
— the design and use of optical or radio interferometers
Farefare:
dãampuugmakrʋm
— the design and use of optical or radio interferometers
French:
interférométrie
— the design and use of optical or radio interferometers
German:
Interferometrie
— the design and use of optical or radio interferometers
Irish:
trasnamhéadracht
— the design and use of optical or radio interferometers
Japanese:
干渉法
(kanshōhō)
— the design and use of optical or radio interferometers
Russian:
интерферометрия
(interferometrija)
— the design and use of optical or radio interferometers
Spanish:
interferometría
— the design and use of optical or radio interferometers