reverberation

[ ri-vur-buh-rey-shuh n ]

/ rɪˌvɜr bəˈreɪ ʃən /

a reechoed sound.

the fact of being reverberated or reflected.

something that is reverberated: Reverberations from the explosion were felt within a six-mile radius.

an act or instance of reverberating.

Physics. the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped, caused by multiple reflection of the sound within a closed space.

the act or process of subjecting something to reflected heat, as in a reverberatory furnace.

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1350–1400; Middle English reverberacioun < Medieval Latin reverberātiōn- (stem of reverberātiō). See reverberate, -ion

In truth, the reverberation of those guns of rumor shook all hearts.
The Messenger|Elizabeth Robins
Trumpet replied to trumpet, and the reverberation of drums shook the ancient house.
The Fair God|Lew Wallace
The name rang out so thrillingly strange that its reverberation instantly arrested the flying footsteps of the girl.
The Strong Arm|Robert Barr
They are as loud as a heavy cannon fired near the house, with no reverberation, and little roll.
Scientific American magazine, Vol. 2 Issue 1|Various

The reverberation of their feet told that this passage was a bridge.
When the Sleeper Wakes|Herbert George Wells