Meaning of RESONANCE
| Pronunciation: | | 'rezununs
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- [n] the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities
- [n] having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
- [n] 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
- [n] an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation
- [n] relation of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people
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| | Synonyms: | | plangency, rapport, reverberance, ringing, sonority, sonorousness, vibrancy |
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| | See Also: | | affinity, kinship, magnetic resonance, nuclear resonance, oscillation, physical phenomenon, quality, timber, timbre, tone, vibration | |
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\Res"o*nance\, n.
An electric phenomenon corresponding to that of acoustic
resonance, due to the existance of certain relations of the
capacity, inductance, resistance, and frequency of an
alternating circuit.
\Res"o*nance\ (r?z"?-nans), n. [Cf. F. r['e]sonance,
L. resonantia an echo.]
1. The act of resounding; the quality or state of being
resonant.
2. (Acoustics) A prolongation or increase of any sound,
either by reflection, as in a cavern or apartment the
walls of which are not distant enough to return a distinct
echo, or by the production of vibrations in other bodies,
as a sounding-board, or the bodies of musical instruments.
{Pulmonary resonance} (Med.), the sound heard on percussing
over the lungs.
{Vocal resonance} (Med.), the sound transmitted to the ear
when auscultation is made while the patient is speaking.
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