destructive interference

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noun Physics.

the interference of two waves of equal frequency and opposite phase, resulting in their cancellation where the negative displacement of one always coincides with the positive displacement of the other.

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Words nearby destructive interference

destruction, destructionist, destructive, destructive competition, destructive distillation, destructive interference, destructo, destructor, desuetude, desulfur, desulfurase

Example sentences from the Web for destructive interference

Finally free of Japanese interference, Korea elected its first autonomous government in almost half a century.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Anger often manifests in withholders as another self-destructive but more socially acceptable feeling or behavior, like anxiety.
Can Self-Help Books Really Make a New You?|Lizzie Crocker|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They were able to purchase weapons and plot attacks on the island without much interference.
Of Cuban Spies, a Baby, and a Filmmaker: The Strange Tale of the Cuban Five|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Allowing the protests to go on with little interference was always a high-stakes gamble.
De Blasio and the New York City Protesters Have No Blood on Their Hands|Jacob Siegel|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It has a presence, it remains potentially destructive, but all we can do is attempt to marshal it.
Grief: The Real Monster in The Babadook|Tim Teeman|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On Louis thanking the minister for his generous interference, Sinzendorff took his hand.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
The King arrived in Naples bent on maintaining his crown and on allowing no interference from the Emperor.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
A tremendous tornado passed over the city of Natchez, very destructive to life and property.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
A destructive tornado swept over a portion of Lapeer county, Michigan.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
As far above the interference of man as is the government of the external universe, is that designated the covenant, as ordained.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham

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