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In [[physics]], a '''standing wave''' (or '''stationary wave''') is a [[wave]] in a [[medium]] in which each point on the [[axis of the wave]] has an associated constant [[amplitude]].

== Nodes and antinodes ==

The locations at which the amplitude is minimum are called [[nodes]], and the locations where the amplitude is maximum are called [[antinodes]].

== History ==

Standing waves were first discovered by [[Franz Melde]], who coined the term "standing wave" around 1860[

== See also ==

* [[Amplitude]]
* [[Physics]]
* [[Wave]]

==  External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_wave Standing wave] @ Wikipedia