reverberation
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- reverbation (rare)
Etymology
[edit]From Old French reverberation, from Medieval Latin reverberatio. Morphologically reverberate + -ion
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]reverberation (countable and uncountable, plural reverberations)
- A violent oscillation or vibration.
- The discomfort caused by the bat's reverberation surprised Tommy.
- An echo, or a series of overlapping echoes.
- The reverberation that followed Marilyn's shout filled the cavern.
- The reflection of light or heat; a reflection in, or as though in, a mirror.
- Like the several reverberations of the same image from two opposite looking glasses.
- (chiefly in the plural) An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event; a repercussion.
- Reverberations from the Vietnam war affect our society to this day.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]violent oscillation or vibration
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echo, or a series of overlapping echos
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reflection of light or heat
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evolving series of effects
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References
[edit]- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “reverberation”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.