Meanings
Origin
- Englishinterfere
- Proto-Indo-European*med-
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
- Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
- Englishinterferometry
From interfere + -o- + -metry.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch interferometrie
- interferometriethe design and use of optical or radio interferometers
French interférométrie
- interférométriethe design and use of optical or radio interferometers
German Interferometrie
- Interferometriethe design and use of optical or radio interferometers
Irish trasnamhéadracht
- trasnamhéadrachtthe design and use of optical or radio interferometers
Japanese 干渉法
- 干渉法 (kanshōhō)the design and use of optical or radio interferometers
Russian интерферометрия
- интерферометрия (interferometrija)the design and use of optical or radio interferometers
Spanish interferometría
- interferometríathe design and use of optical or radio interferometers
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APA
interferometry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interferometry
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“interferometry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interferometry. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interferometry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interferometry.
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