reverberation
[ri-vur-buh-rey-shuh n]
noun
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.
Origin of reverberation
1350–1400; Middle English reverberacioun < Medieval Latin reverberātiōn- (stem of reverberātiō). See reverberate, -ion
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Historical Examples of reverberation
They were like the reverberation of some far-off tutored circle.
The Tragic MuseHenry James
I tell you what it is, Pugh, what I hear is the reverberation of some machinery.
The Lock And Key LibraryVarious
This reference to the "mewel" was only a reverberation of the town talk as Lin had predicted.
Watch Yourself Go ByAl. G. Field
Meanwhile there was no reverberation from Seymour Street—only a sultry silence.
The MarriagesHenry James
The reverberation of his footsteps vibrated through his brain.
Sentimental Education, Volume IIGustave Flaubert
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