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interference pattern

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interference pattern [‚in·tər′fir·əns ¦pad·ərn]
(electronics)
Pattern produced on a radarscope by interference signals.
(physics)
Resulting space distribution of pressure, particle density, particle velocity, energy density, or energy flux when progressive waves of the same frequency and kind are superimposed.
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