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To come in collision; to be in opposition; to clash; as, interfering claims, or commands.

The act or state of interfering; as, the stoppage of a machine by the interference of some of its parts; a meddlesome interference in the business of others.

One who interferes.

By or with interference.

instrument for measuring small movements, distances, or displacements by means of the interference of two beams of light; -- called also refractometer.

To flow in. [R.] Holland.

Flowing between or among; intervening. Boyle.

Intertwined; interlocked; clasped together. Longfellow.

At the same node with opposite or whorled leaves, but occupying a position between their places of attachment.

To interleave. [Obs.] Evelyn.

Between follicles; as, the interfollicular septa in a lymphatic gland.

Interlaced; linked together; -- said of charges or bearings. See Fretted.

Shining between.

To pour or spread between or among; to diffuse; to scatter. The ambient air, wide interfused, Embracing round this florid earth. Milton.

The act of interfusing, or the state of being interfused. Coleridge.

The gyrfalcon.

A notch, channel, or slit made in any material by cutting or sawing.

Having the skill or power of a master; indicating or expressing power or mastery. His masterful, pale face. Mrs. Browning.

In a masterful manner; imperiously. A lawless and rebellious man who held lands masterfully and in high contempt of the royal authority. Macaulay.

The id.