node
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- noun
- /noʊd/
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- At certain points along a standing wave, known as nodes, there is no net transfer of energy at all.
- displacement at a node
There is no motion through a node, no motion at all.
- There is no motion through a node, no motion at all.
Examples
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You can have it be in a wave with one node, you can have it be in a way with two nodes, etcetera.
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Written in this way, the zero-energy wavefunction clearly has a node at a.
Academic text (1999) -
So inside and at a node the wave function changes sign.
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So there should be no nodes for the ground state.
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A standing wave on here has to go around and be periodic, so the number of nodes has to be an integer.
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The radial dependence of a standing wave is characterized by n, its number of radial nodes.
Academic text (1995) -
A close look at the string will reveal that the string is vibrating in two parts and sounding the octave with the node, or place of minimal movement, under the finger.
Academic text (2004) -
At certain points along a standing wave, known as nodes, there is no net transfer of energy at all.
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The four peaks and three nodes of a standing wave appear clearly.
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When it is plucked, the string has two stationary points, called nodes, where the string is anchored at both ends.
Antonyms
Compounds
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3.9
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5.8
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1
7.2
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The point where an orbiting object crosses the Sun's path from north to south
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The point where a moon or satellite crosses from south to north across Earth's orbital plane
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A small body part in the armpit that helps fight infections in the arm, chest, and neck
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A gap in the covering of a nerve that helps nerve signals jump along it
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A small group of cells in the upper right part of the heart that starts and controls the heartbeat
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word node comes from the Latin nodus, which means 'knot', so in waves a node is like a fixed 'knot' on a string where nothing moves.