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the loudest point in the room, where two waves high-five instead of cancelling out.
means a point on a standing wave where amplitude is maximum because the interfering waves add up instead of erasing each other.
from coined by pairing anti- with node, the physics term for a point of zero displacement; antinode literally means the opposite of a node.
guitar stringsantinodes sit at the midpoint of each vibrating segment
microwave ovenshot spots in the oven are antinodes of standing waves
quarter wavelengthantinodes and nodes always sit a quarter wavelength apart
for instance
vibrating guitar string — antinode at the center when plucked open, loudest displacement point
organ pipe resonance — open end of a pipe is always an antinode of air pressure
microwave hot spots — uneven heating in ovens traces antinodes of the cavity's standing wave