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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| diffraction | differaction the change in direction of a wave when it encounters an obstacle or edge |
| refraction | the bending of waves as they pass from one medium to another at an angle |
| standing wave | a pattern of vibration that resembles a stationary wave |
| reflection | the bouncing back of a wave when it meets a surface or boundary |
| contructive interference | interfirance that increases amplitude |
| destructive interfirance | interfirance that decreases amplitude |
| principle of superposition | method of adding crest and troughs of interfering waves together to make a new wave |
| beats | sound produced by the interference of sound waves that result in a single wave |
| nodes | points in a standing wave that have no vibration due to destructive interfirance |