antiresonance

[an-tee-rez-uh-nuhns, an-tahy-]

an·ti·res·o·nance

[an-tee-rez-uh-nuhns, an-tahy-]
noun Physics.
a phenomenon in an electric, acoustic, or other such system in which the impedance is tending to infinity.

Origin:
1920–25; anti- + resonance
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Antiresonance is always a great word to know.
So is joule. Does it mean:
the elasticlike force existing in the surface of a liquid caused by asymmetries in the intermolecular forces between surface molecules
a unit of energy, the work done by a force of one newton when its point of application moves through a distance of one meter in the direction of the force
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