Definition

1. Verb:

   • To interfere: In physics, "giao thoa" describes the phenomenon where two or more waves superpose to form a resultant wave of greater, lower, or the same amplitude. This is the primary scientific meaning.
   • To intersect / to overlap: In a more general, figurative sense, "giao thoa" can mean for different elements, ideas, or influences to meet, mix, or overlap with each other.

2. Noun:

   • Interference: Refers to the physical phenomenon or event of waves interfering with one another.
   • Intersection / Overlap: Refers to the state or point where different things meet and blend.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Hai sóng nước giao thoa với nhau. (The two water waves interfere with each other.)
  • Văn hóa phương Đông và phương Tây giao thoa tại thành phố này. (Eastern and Western cultures intersect in this city.)

• Noun:

  • Hiện tượng giao thoa ánh sáng rất quan trọng trong quang học. (The phenomenon of light interference is very important in optics.)
  • Có một sự giao thoa thú vị giữa âm nhạc cổ điển và hiện đại trong tác phẩm này. (There is an interesting overlap between classical and modern music in this work.)

Advanced Usage

• "Giao thoa văn hóa": cultural interchange or cultural intersection.

  • Lễ hội là nơi thể hiện rõ sự giao thoa văn hóa. (The festival is a place that clearly shows cultural interchange.)

• "Vân giao thoa": interference fringes (the pattern produced by interference).

  • Các nhà khoa học quan sát vân giao thoa trong thí nghiệm. (Scientists observed interference fringes in the experiment.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự giao thoa (n): The act or state of interference/intersection.
  • Sự giao thoa của các luồng tư tưởng tạo nên sự đa dạng. (The intersection of thought streams creates diversity.)

Synonyms

• Interfere: (for waves) to combine, to superpose.
• Intersect: to meet and cross.
• Overlap: to partly cover or coincide.

Related Scientific Terms

• Giao thoa kế: Interferometer (an instrument that uses interference to make measurements).
• Giao thoa hủy: Destructive interference.
• Giao thoa cộng: Constructive interference.

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