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destructive interference

destructive interference noun: when two waves meet and their crests and troughs cancel each other out, resulting in a smaller wave or no wave at all, occurring when they are out of phase (180 degrees apart), like noise-canceling headphones using opposite sound waves to create silence; the opposite of constructive interference, where waves add up to become bigger.

Noun

destructive interference (plural destructive interferences)

  1. When two waves meet and their crests and troughs cancel each other out, resulting in a smaller wave or no wave at all, occurring when they are out of phase (180 degrees apart), like noise-canceling headphones using opposite sound waves to create silence; the opposite of constructive interference, where waves add up to become bigger.

destructive interference meaning in Tamil

destructive interference in Tamil

சிதைக் குறுக்கீடு

Forms of destructive interference

pluraldestructive interferences

Questions about destructive interference

What does destructive interference mean?
Destructive interference means when two waves meet and their crests and troughs cancel each other out, resulting in a smaller wave or no wave at all, occurring when they are out of phase (180 degrees apart), like noise-canceling headphones using opposite sound waves to create silence; the opposite of constructive interference, where waves add up to become bigger.
What is destructive interference in Tamil?
Destructive interference in Tamil is சிதைக் குறுக்கீடு. See Destructive interference meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is destructive interference?
Destructive interference is a noun.
What is the plural of destructive interference?
The plural of destructive interference is destructive interferences.

Words near destructive interference in the dictionary

  1. destructive backspaces
  2. destructive criticism
  3. destructive criticisms
  4. destructive distillation
  5. destructive distillations
  6. destructive interference
  7. destructive read
  8. destructive reads
  9. destructive sorites
  10. destructively
  11. destructiveness

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