intervention

[ in-ter-ven-shuh n ]
/ ˌɪn tərˈvɛn ʃən /

noun

the act or fact of intervening.
interposition or interference of one state in the affairs of another.

Origin of intervention

1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin interventiōn- (stem of interventiō) a coming between. See intervene, -tion

OTHER WORDS FROM intervention

in·ter·ven·tion·al, in·ter·ven·tion·ar·y, adjective pro·in·ter·ven·tion, adjective re·in·ter·ven·tion, noun

Words nearby intervention

intervenient, intervening sequence, intervening variable, intervenor, intervenous tubercle, intervention, intervention price, interventional radiology, interventionism, interventionist, interventricular foramen

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British Dictionary definitions for interventional

intervention
/ (ˌɪntəˈvɛnʃən) /

noun

the act of intervening
any interference in the affairs of others, esp by one state in the affairs of another
economics the action of a central bank in supporting the international value of a currency by buying large quantities of the currency to keep the price up
commerce the action of the EU in buying up surplus produce when the market price drops to a certain value

Derived forms of intervention

interventional, adjective

Medical definitions for interventional

intervention
[ ĭn′tər-vĕn′shən ]

n.

Interference so as to modify a process or situation.

Other words from intervention

in′ter•vene′ (ĭn′tər-vēn′) v.