What is an Antinode?
Answer – An antinode is a point of maximum displacement in a standing wave.
Explanation:
A standing wave is not a single wave, but rather a pattern established when two waves of equal amplitude and frequency meet. However, they are traveling in opposite directions from one another, and their superimposition on one another makes it appear that vibrations are occurring in the medium, but that they are stationary.
During the course of the overlap, the waves meet at points along the x-axis called nodes. These are the regions of no displacement.
The opposite are the antinodes. This term denotes the regions where each wave is at its maximum displacement.
