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Webster 1913 Edition
Repercussion
Reˊper-cus′sion
(-k?sh′?n)
, Noun.
[L.
repercussio
: cf. F. répercussion
.] 1.
The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation;
as, the
. repercussion
of soundEver echoing back in endless
repercussion
. Hare.
2.
(Mus.)
Rapid reiteration of the same sound.
3.
(Med.)
The subsidence of a tumor or eruption by the action of a repellent.
Dunglison.
4.
(Obstetrics)
In a vaginal examination, the act of imparting through the uterine wall with the finger a shock to the fetus, so that it bounds upward, and falls back again against the examining finger.
Webster 1828 Edition
Repercussion
REPERCUS'SION
,Noun.
1.
The act of driving back; reverberation; as the repercussion of sound.2.
In music, frequent repetition of the same sound.Definition 2024
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See also: répercussion
English
Noun
repercussion (plural repercussions)
- A consequence or ensuing result of some action.
- You realize this little stunt of yours is going to have some pretty serious repercussions.
- The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation.
- the repercussion of sound
- Hare
- Ever echoing back in endless repercussion.
- (music) Rapid reiteration of the same sound.
- (medicine) The subsidence of a tumour or eruption by the action of a repellent.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Dunglison to this entry?)
- (obstetrics) In a vaginal examination, the act of imparting through the uterine wall with the finger a shock to the foetus, so that it bounds upward, and falls back again against the examining finger.
Synonyms
- (consequence): aftereffect
- (consequence): consequence
Translations
a consequence or ensuing result of some action
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