constructive interference

American  

noun

Physics.

1. the interference of two or more waves of equal frequency and phase, resulting in their mutual reinforcement and producing a single amplitude equal to the sum of the amplitudes of the individual waves.

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Example Sentences

This well-known fringe pattern phenomenon is caused by consistent constructive interference but has different characteristics when radio waves propagate around a neutron star.

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Pure constructive interference occurs where the waves are crest to crest or trough to trough.

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As the earthquake waves travel along the surface of Earth and reflect off denser rocks, constructive interference occurs at certain points.

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A sonic boom is constructive interference of sound created by an object moving faster than sound.

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Because the disturbances add, pure constructive interference produces a wave that has twice the amplitude of the individual waves, but has the same wavelength.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015