interception
US/ɪntɚˈsɛpʃən/
interception noun: an act of intercepting something, the state of being intercepted, or a thing that is intercepted.
Noun
interception (countable and uncountable, plural interceptions)
- An act of intercepting something, the state of being intercepted, or a thing that is intercepted.
- An aeronautical action in which a fighter approaches a suspicious aircraft to escort it away from a prohibited area, or approaches an enemy aircraft to shoot it down.
- A passing play where the ball is caught by the opposing team.
- A pass that is intercepted by an opposing player.
- precipitation that does not reach the soil, but is instead intercepted by the leaves, branches of plants and the forest floor.
interception meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
interception in Tamil
- இடைவேளை இடைமறி, இடைமறிப்பு, இடையீடு
interception in Urdu
- اٹکاؤ, دخل اندازی, مداخلت, مزاحمت
interception in Malayalam
- ഇൻറർസെപ്ഷൻ
interception in Kannada
- ತಡೆಹಿಡಿಯುವಿಕೆ, ಸೀಳಿಕೆ, ಕಂಡುಹಿಡಿಯುವಿಕೆ, ತಡೆಯೊಡ್ಡುವಿಕೆ, ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸುವಿಕೆ, ಅಡ್ಡಿಪಡಿಸುವಿಕೆ
More languagesFewer languages
- interception in Punjabi
- ਇੰਟਰਸੈਪਸ਼ਨ
- interception in Gujarati
- ઇન્ટરસેપ્શન
Forms of interception
| plural | interceptions |
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Origin of interception
Borrowed from Latin interceptiō; compare French interception.
Words formed from interception
Phrases with interception
Questions about interception
- What does interception mean?
- Interception means an act of intercepting something, the state of being intercepted, or a thing that is intercepted.
- What is interception in Tamil?
- Interception in Tamil is இடைவேளை இடைமறி, இடைமறிப்பு, இடையீடு. See Interception meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is interception?
- Interception is a noun.
- How do you pronounce interception?
- Interception is pronounced /ɪntɚˈsɛpʃən/ (US).
- What is the plural of interception?
- The plural of interception is interceptions.
Words near interception in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: interception (page history and authors); interception (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); interception (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); interception (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); interception (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); interception (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); interception (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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