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Where does “antinode” come from?

antinode (English) comes from English node, from Middle English node, from Latin nōdus, from Proto-Indo-European gned-.

antinode (English): A region of maximum amplitude situated between...

Definitions

  1. A region of maximum amplitude situated between...

Ancestry of “antinode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnodeA knot, knob, protuberance or swelling; The point...
2Middle Englishnodelump, swelling; knot, tie
3Latinnōdus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangned-—

Words derived from “antinode”

  • antinodal
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