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resonant

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

adjective

  1. resounding resound or echoing, as sounds.

    the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.

  2. deep and full of resonance.

    a resonant voice.
    Synonyms:
    reverberant, sonorant, vibrant, rich

  3. pertaining to resonance.

  4. producing resonance; causing amplification or sustention of sound.

  5. pertaining to a system in a state of resonance, especially with respect to sound.

noun

  1. 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).

resonant British  
/ ˈrɛzənənt /

adjective

  1. (of sound) resounding or re-echoing

  2. producing or enhancing resonance, as by sympathetic vibration

  3. characterized by resonance

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Other Word Forms

  • hyperresonant adjective
  • hyperresonantly adverb
  • nonresonant adjective
  • nonresonantly adverb
  • resonantly adverb
  • unresonant adjective
  • unresonantly adverb

Etymology

Origin of resonant

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

Example Sentences

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Rendered with atomic specks of red, blue and green that produce a darker purplish cast, its resonant effect is reinforced in the painted border Seurat added later, as he did to many of his seascapes.

From The Wall Street Journal

The enhanced field is directly accessible to surface materials, the resonant wavelength can be tuned by adjusting the cavity shape, and the design remains effective even in materials that strongly absorb light.

From Science Daily

After the energy of the five opening songs, we hear the resonant toll of The Sacred Bell of King Seongdeok - one of Korea's national treasures - and BTS slip into a more contemplative mode.

From BBC

"We can now resonantly zoom in on these interesting physics with our terahertz microscope."

From Science Daily

It’s part of what makes her desperate struggle for some adolescent normalcy so resonant.

From Salon

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