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nodal line

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nodal line [′nōd·əl ‚līn]
(astronomy)
The line passing through the ascending and descending nodes of the orbit of a celestial body.
(physics)
A line or curve in a two-dimensional standing-wave system, such as a vibrating diaphragm, where some specified characteristic of the wave, such as velocity of pressure, does not oscillate.
A line which remains fixed during some deformation or rotation of a body or coordinate system.


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