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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).
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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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