interception
pronunciation
How to pronounce interception in British English:
UK [ˌɪntə'sepʃn]
How to pronounce interception in American English:
US [ˌɪntɚˈsɛpʃən]
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- Noun:
- the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving
- (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team
Word Origin
- interception (n.)
- early 15c., "action of intercepting" (the flow of a bodily fluid), from Latin interceptionem (nominative interceptio) "a seizing, taking away," noun of action from intercipere (see intercept). Specific football/rugby sense is attested by 1906. Meaning "action of closing in on and destroying an enemy aircraft, etc." is recorded from 1941.
Example
- 1. An increase in the number of victims of brand interception
- 2. As for the tabloids , illegal interception of voicemail accounts and bribery of police officers was almost routine .
- 3. The radar interception system was fully put to the test by the air truffles of 1940 .
- 4. Nokia siemens decided that , while governments everywhere required it to supply interception facilities for law enforcement purposes , it would no longer provide the monitoring centres to activate that interception .
- 5. In an hour-long interview at google 's london headquarters , mr schmidt set out why he believed google had attracted charges of arrogance and insensitivity , notably in the recent case involving the interception of data collected via its street view service from unsecured wifi connections .