antinode

[ an-ti-nohd ]

nounPhysics.
  1. the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.

Origin of antinode

1
First recorded in 1880–85; anti- + node

Other 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 Tower
  • The open air column therefore extends from antinode to antinode (or from 1-3) or is one-half a wave length.

    Physics | Willis Eugene Tower
  • The 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 Tower
  • Inconsistent hyphenation of word, 'anti-node' and 'antinode' both present in original text.

    Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy | John Ambrose Fleming

British Dictionary definitions for antinode

antinode

/ (ˈæntɪˌnəʊd) /


noun
  1. 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

antinode

[ ăntĭ-nōd′ ]


  1. In a standing wave, the region or point of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes. Compare node.

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