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wave interferenes

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diffraction when the size of the aperture or obstacle is of the same order of magnitude as the wavelength of the incident wave.
refraction the fact or phenomenon of light, radio waves, etc. being deflected in passing obliquely through the interface between one medium and another or through a medium of varying density.
standing wave combination of two waves moving in opposite directions, each having the same amplitude and frequency
reflaction he conceptual operation of inverting a system or event with respect to a plane, each element being transferred perpendicularly through the plane to a point the same distance the other side of it.
constructive interference when two waves come together and make a bigger wave
destructive interference when two wave come together and make a smaller wave
principle of superposition layers of rock are superimposed, or laid down one on top of another
beats repeated waves moving at the same speed
interference the combination of two or more electromagnetic waveform to form a resultant wave in which the displacement is either reinforced or canceled.
nodes a point at which the amplitude of vibration in a standing wave system is zero.
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