reverberation
Pronunciation: /ɹiˈvɜː(ɹ)bəɹeɪʃən/
The English word “reverberation” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- A violent oscillation or vibration.
- An echo, or a series of overlapping echoes.
- The reflection of light or heat; a reflection in, or as though in, a mirror.
- An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event; a repercussion.
Etymology
From Old French reverberation, from Medieval Latin reverberatio. Morphologically reverberate + -ion.
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More English words
- reverberant
- reverberantly
- reverberate
- reverberatingly
- reverberation time
- reverberative
- reverberatively
- reverberator
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