reverberation
A violent oscillation or vibrationA violent oscillation or vibration.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A violent oscillation or vibration.
The discomfort caused by the bat's reverberation surprised Tommy.
Zurückschlagen
(countable, uncountable)An echo, or a series of overlapping echoes.
The reverberation that followed Marilyn's shout filled the cavern.
Hall, Nachhall, Widerhall
отраже́ниеotražénije, ревербера́цияreverberácija, о́тзвукótzvuk
(countable, uncountable)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.
Widerschein, Zurückwerfen, Zurückstrahlen
(countable, in the plural, uncountable)An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event; a repercussion.
Reverberations from the Vietnam war affect our society to this day.
Nachwirkung, Nachhall
- the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
- a remote or indirect consequence of some action
Translations
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Origin
From Old French reverberation, from Medieval Latin reverberatio. Morphologically reverberaFrom Old French reverberation, from Medieval Latin reverberatio. Morphologically reverberate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: reverberationsSynonyms
4 synonyms- the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves:echosound reflectionreplication
- a remote or indirect consequence of some action:repercussion
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
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