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resonant

[ rez-uh-nuhnt ]
/ ˈrɛz ə nənt /
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adjective

resounding or echoing, as sounds: the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.
deep and full of resonance: a resonant voice.
pertaining to resonance.
producing resonance; causing amplification or sustention of sound.
pertaining to a system in a state of resonance, especially with respect to sound.

noun

Phonetics. a vowel or a voiced consonant or semivowel that is neither a stop nor an affricate, as, in English, (m, ng, n, l, r, y, w).

Words related to resonant

thrilling, ringing, profound, rich, mellow, sonorous, beating, consonant, deep, earsplitting, full, loud, noisy, orotund, powerful, round, stentorian, strident, thunderous, booming

Words nearby resonant

resolved, resolvent, resolving power, resonance, resonance radiation, resonant, resonant cavity, resonant circuit, resonant-jet engine, resonate, resonator

Origin of resonant

1585–95; < Latin resonant- (stem of resonāns), present participle of resonāre to resound; see -ant

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British Dictionary definitions for resonant

resonant
/ (ˈrɛzənənt) /

adjective

(of sound) resounding or re-echoing
producing or enhancing resonance, as by sympathetic vibration
characterized by resonance

Derived forms of resonant

resonantly, adverb
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