reverberation
English
Etymology
From Old French reverberation, from Medieval Latin reverberatio.
Noun
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.
Translations
A violent oscillation or vibration.
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An echo, or a series of overlapping echos.
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The reflection of light or heat.
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An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event.
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References
- “reverberation” in John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors, The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.
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