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Meaning of destructive interference | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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