Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

constructive interference

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: con-struc-tive in-ter-fer-ence
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

When two or more waves overlap, and their crests or troughs align, adding together to create a single, larger wave with a greater amplitude (intensity and height) than the original waves.

Inflected Forms

constructive interferences (plural)

Questions

What does constructive interference mean?: When two or more waves overlap, and their crests or troughs align, adding together to create a single, larger wave with a greater amplitude (intensity and height) than the original waves.

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