resonant
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French résonnant or Latin resonāre (“to resound”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
resonant (comparative more resonant, superlative most resonant)
- Resounding, echoing.
- From across the valley came the resonant sound of a distant church bell.
- strike a resonant note
- (electrical, of a circuit) Adjusted as to dimensions so that currents or electric surgings are produced by the passage of electric waves of a given frequency.
Synonyms[edit]
- (resounding): booming, remugient; see also Thesaurus:sonorous
Translations[edit]
resounding, echoing
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Noun[edit]
resonant (plural resonants)
Further reading[edit]
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
resonant
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