Meaning of REVERBERATION
| Pronunciation: | | ri`vurbu'reyshun
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- [n] the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped
- [n] a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later"
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| | Synonyms: | | echo, repercussion, replication, sound reflection |
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| | See Also: | | consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, re-echo, reflection, reflectivity, reflexion, result, upshot | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Re*ver`ber*a"tion\, n. [CF. F.
r['e]verb['e]ration.]
The act of reverberating; especially, the act of reflecting
light or heat, or re["e]choing sound; as, the reverberation
of rays from a mirror; the reverberation of rays from a
mirror; the reverberation of voices; the reverberation of
heat or flame in a furnace.
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