antinode
Origin of antinode
1Other words from antinode
- an·ti·nod·al, adjective
Words Nearby antinode
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How to use antinode in a sentence
Now in the open organ pipe (Fig. 341d), the end of the air column d is a place of great vibration or is an antinode.
Physics | Willis Eugene TowerThe open air column therefore extends from antinode to antinode (or from 1-3) or is one-half a wave length.
Physics | Willis Eugene TowerThe distance from an antinode to a node is that from 1-2 on the curve and is one-fourth a wave length.
Physics | Willis Eugene TowerInconsistent hyphenation of word, 'anti-node' and 'antinode' both present in original text.
Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy | John Ambrose Fleming
British Dictionary definitions for antinode
/ (ˈæntɪˌnəʊd) /
physics a point at which the amplitude of one of the two kinds of displacement in a standing wave has maximum value. Generally the other kind of displacement has its minimum value at this point: See also standing wave Compare node
Derived forms of antinode
- antinodal, adjective
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Scientific definitions for antinode
[ ăn′tĭ-nōd′ ]
In a standing wave, the region or point of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes. Compare node.
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