Reverberation

noun

/ɹiˈvɜː(ɹ)bəɹeɪʃən/

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.nounA violent oscillation or vibration.

"The discomfort caused by the bat's reverberation surprised Tommy."

2.nounAn echo, or a series of overlapping echoes.

"The reverberation that followed Marilyn's shout filled the cavern."

3.nounThe 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."

4.noun(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."

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