resonance
The quality of being resonantThe quality of being resonant.
» The story achieved a wide resonance.
История получила широкий резонанс.
Meaning
11 senses(uncountable)The quality of being resonant.
Resonanz
резона́нсrezonáns
резона́нсrezonáns
having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
(countable)A resonant sound, echo, or reverberation, such as that produced by blowing over the top of a bottle.
(countable, uncountable)The sound produced by a hollow body part such as the chest cavity upon auscultation, especially that produced while the patient is speaking.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Something that evokes an association, or a strong emotion; something that strikes a chord.
emotional resonance
(countable, uncountable)The increase in the amplitude of an oscillation of a system under the influence of a periodic force whose frequency is close to that of the system's natural frequency.
резона́нсrezonáns
a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system
(countable, uncountable)A short-lived subatomic particle or state of atomic excitation that results from the collision of atomic particles.
(countable, uncountable)An increase in the strength or duration of a musical tone produced by sympathetic vibration.
(countable, uncountable)The property of a compound that can be visualized as having two structures differing only in the distribution of electrons.
Mesomerie
(countable, uncountable)An influence of the gravitational forces of one orbiting object on the orbit of another, causing periodic perturbations.
(countable, uncountable)The condition where the inductive and capacitive reactances have equal magnitude.
(countable, uncountable)A quality of human relationship with the world.
Examples
2 sentencesThe story achieved a wide resonance.
ruИстория получила широкий резонанс.
By using four types of metal, specific frequency resonance is suppressed.
Translations
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Origin
From Old French resonance (French résonance), from Latin resonantia (“echo”), from resonōFrom Old French resonance (French résonance), from Latin resonantia (“echo”), from resonō (“to resound”).
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Forms
plural: resonances| Singular | resonance |
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Synonyms
9 synonyms- having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant:plangencyreverberanceringingsonorousnesssonorityvibrancy
- a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people:rapport
Word family
21 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable