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Webster 1913 Edition
Reverberation
Re-verˊber-a′tion
,Noun.
[CF. F.
réverbération
.] The act of reverberating; especially, the act of reflecting light or heat, or reechoing 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.Webster 1828 Edition
Reverberation
REVERBERA'TION
, n.The act of driving or sending back; particularly, the act of reflecting light and heat or repelling sound. Thus we speak of the reverberation of the rays of light from an object, the reverberation of sound in echoes, or the reverberation of heat or flame in a furnace.
Definition 2024
reverberation
reverberation
English
Noun
reverberation (plural reverberations)
- A violent oscillation or vibration
- The discomfort caused by the bat's reverberation surprised Tommy.
- An echo, or a series of overlapping echos
- 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.
- (plural) An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event; a repercussion
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
- J[ohn] A. Simpson and E[dward] S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ISBN 978-0-19-861186-8.