interceptionn.

/ɪntəˈsɛpʃən/

Etymology: < Latin interceptiōn-em, noun of action < intercipĕre to intercept v.: see -tion suffix. Compare French interception (16th cent., Paré).

a. The action of intercepting; seizing or stopping (a person or thing) in the way; the fact of being intercepted or stopped; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ceasing > [noun] > causing cessation of action or operation

arrestc1400

stanchingc1400

arresting1424

cessing1512

stay1537

surceasing1553

staying1563

cohibition1586

intercepting1598

interception1611

stoppage1657

arrestation1793

arrestment1836

stemming1914

turn-off1967

the mind > possession > taking > seizing > [noun] > in transit

intercepting1598

interception1611

stoppage1621

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vii. iv. 289/1 The King holding himselfe now sure from all interceptions.

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 22 Such dispersed encounters, such long pursuites, interception of scouts [etc.].

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) ii. ii. 7 The King hath note of all that they intend, By interception, which they dreame not of.

1700 J. Tyrrell Gen. Hist. Eng. II. 892 There were..great Plunderings and Robberies committed in the Marches, which they only termed Interceptions or Seizures.

1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. xxvii. 683 He had recourse to the interception of letters written by and to Lady Ralegh.

b. The cutting off of anything in its natural course, action, extent, etc., esp. of light.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > [noun] > deprivation of movement > by hindering or obstructing passage

forestallinga1387

intercipation1570

intercluding1592

obstructiona1616

interception1624

forestalment1628

cohibition1882

1624 H. Wotton Elements Archit. in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1651) 267 The Pillars..will, by interception of the Sight, somwhat in appearance diminish the breadth.

1653 T. Gataker Vindic. Annot. Jer. 10.2 41 The interception of the light of the Sun..arises from the interposition of the body of the Moon.

1790 J. Beattie Elem. Moral Sci. I. i. i. 20 Silence is the effect of a total interception of the voice.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps ii. iii. 244 The interception of radiant heat.

†c. Medicine. The interruption of the motion or passage of bodily humours. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] > disordered state > of humours

dyscrasiac1400

dyscrasyc1400

mistemperurec1475

cacochymy?1541

colliquying?1541

ill humoura1568

interception1598

crasis1602

incommoderation1617

peccancy1648

colliquation1662

1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 40 b/1 Any derivatione, revulsione, interceptione, or evacuatione of anye matter.

1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 43 The interception of the Vrine is mortall.

1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 333 The rabies..is a madnesse..it's cured, by interception [etc.].

1855 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Interceptio,..formerly applied to a kind of remedy when the motion of the humours, and especially of the blood was interrupted: interception.]

d. The action of closing in on and trying to destroy an enemy aircraft or missile. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > [noun] > interception of aircraft or missile

interception1941

1941 in R. W. Zandvoort et al. Wartime Eng. (1957) 102 The toll of enemy raiders increases as the R.A.F. improves its methods of interception.

1955 Bull. Atomic Scientists Mar. 79/2 There is a great deal more that can be done to set up an effective warning and interception system.

1955 Sci. News Let. 15 Oct. 243/1 Once in the air, the missile's miniature radar and its own electronic computer—a baby version of the one that launched it—would keep it on an interception course.

1958 C. C. Adams et al. Space Flight 64 Surface-to-surface and intercontinental missiles are, generally, a means for delivering atomic and hydrogen bombs as a sort of ‘interception-proof’ air weapon.

2. The fact of containing or enclosing between points, lines, or boundaries; inclusion. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > enclosing or enclosure > [noun]

closurec1420

inclusiona1500

closing1530

circumference1602

enclosure1605

interception1665

enceinte1708

circumclusion1730

1665 R. Boyle New Exper. & Observ. Cold ix. §1 Made up of icy fragments cemented together, with the interception of considerable cavities filled with air.

1900 N.E.D. at Interception Mod. The line between the points of interception.

Compounds

C1. attributive.

ΚΠ

1886 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 713/2 It is frequently desirable not to gather sewage from the whole area into a single main, but to collect the sewage of higher portions of the town by a separate high-level or interception sewer.

C2.

interception-band a band of colour apparent to the eye in a state of repose when a rod is passed across a two-coloured disk.

ΚΠ

1903 Psychol. Rev. 4 190 We have a graphic representation of the color-deduction determined by the interception of the pendulum... We are now prepared to continue our identification of these geometrical interception-bands with the bands observed in the illusion.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	interception
释义	interceptionn. /ɪntəˈsɛpʃən/ Etymology: < Latin interceptiōn-em, noun of action < intercipĕre to intercept v.: see -tion suffix. Compare French interception (16th cent., Paré). 1. a. The action of intercepting; seizing or stopping (a person or thing) in the way; the fact of being intercepted or stopped; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > [noun] > causing cessation of action or operation arrestc1400 stanchingc1400 arresting1424 cessing1512 stay1537 surceasing1553 staying1563 cohibition1586 intercepting1598 interception1611 stoppage1657 arrestation1793 arrestment1836 stemming1914 turn-off1967 the mind > possession > taking > seizing > [noun] > in transit intercepting1598 interception1611 stoppage1621 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vii. iv. 289/1 The King holding himselfe now sure from all interceptions. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 22 Such dispersed encounters, such long pursuites, interception of scouts [etc.]. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) ii. ii. 7 The King hath note of all that they intend, By interception, which they dreame not of. View more context for this quotation 1700 J. Tyrrell Gen. Hist. Eng. II. 892 There were..great Plunderings and Robberies committed in the Marches, which they only termed Interceptions or Seizures. 1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. xxvii. 683 He had recourse to the interception of letters written by and to Lady Ralegh. b. The cutting off of anything in its natural course, action, extent, etc., esp. of light. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > [noun] > deprivation of movement > by hindering or obstructing passage forestallinga1387 intercipation1570 intercluding1592 obstructiona1616 interception1624 forestalment1628 cohibition1882 1624 H. Wotton Elements Archit. in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1651) 267 The Pillars..will, by interception of the Sight, somwhat in appearance diminish the breadth. 1653 T. Gataker Vindic. Annot. Jer. 10.2 41 The interception of the light of the Sun..arises from the interposition of the body of the Moon. 1790 J. Beattie Elem. Moral Sci. I. i. i. 20 Silence is the effect of a total interception of the voice. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps ii. iii. 244 The interception of radiant heat. †c. Medicine. The interruption of the motion or passage of bodily humours. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] > disordered state > of humours dyscrasiac1400 dyscrasyc1400 mistemperurec1475 cacochymy?1541 colliquying?1541 ill humoura1568 interception1598 crasis1602 incommoderation1617 peccancy1648 colliquation1662 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 40 b/1 Any derivatione, revulsione, interceptione, or evacuatione of anye matter. 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 43 The interception of the Vrine is mortall. 1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 333 The rabies..is a madnesse..it's cured, by interception [etc.]. 1855 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Interceptio,..formerly applied to a kind of remedy when the motion of the humours, and especially of the blood was interrupted: interception.] d. The action of closing in on and trying to destroy an enemy aircraft or missile. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > [noun] > interception of aircraft or missile interception1941 1941 in R. W. Zandvoort et al. Wartime Eng. (1957) 102 The toll of enemy raiders increases as the R.A.F. improves its methods of interception. 1955 Bull. Atomic Scientists Mar. 79/2 There is a great deal more that can be done to set up an effective warning and interception system. 1955 Sci. News Let. 15 Oct. 243/1 Once in the air, the missile's miniature radar and its own electronic computer—a baby version of the one that launched it—would keep it on an interception course. 1958 C. C. Adams et al. Space Flight 64 Surface-to-surface and intercontinental missiles are, generally, a means for delivering atomic and hydrogen bombs as a sort of ‘interception-proof’ air weapon. 2. The fact of containing or enclosing between points, lines, or boundaries; inclusion. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > enclosing or enclosure > [noun] closurec1420 inclusiona1500 closing1530 circumference1602 enclosure1605 interception1665 enceinte1708 circumclusion1730 1665 R. Boyle New Exper. & Observ. Cold ix. §1 Made up of icy fragments cemented together, with the interception of considerable cavities filled with air. 1900 N.E.D. at Interception Mod. The line between the points of interception. Compounds C1. attributive. ΚΠ 1886 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 713/2 It is frequently desirable not to gather sewage from the whole area into a single main, but to collect the sewage of higher portions of the town by a separate high-level or interception sewer. C2. interception-band a band of colour apparent to the eye in a state of repose when a rod is passed across a two-coloured disk. ΚΠ 1903 Psychol. Rev. 4 190 We have a graphic representation of the color-deduction determined by the interception of the pendulum... We are now prepared to continue our identification of these geometrical interception-bands with the bands observed in the illusion. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1598
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