reverberation
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re·ver·ber·a·tion
(rĭ-vûr′bə-rā′shən)n.
1.
a. The act of reverberating.
b. The condition of being reverberated.
2.
a. Something reverberated.
b. An echolike force or effect; a repercussion: Reverberations from the stock market crash were still being felt months later.
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re•ver•ber•a•tion
(rɪˌvɜr bəˈreɪ ʃən)n.
1. a reechoed sound.
2. the fact of being reverberated or reflected.
3. something that is reverberated.
4. an act or instance of reverberating.
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Noun | 1. | reverberation - the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves; "she could hear echoes of her own footsteps" re-echo - the echo of an echo |
2. | reverberation - a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later" |
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reverberation
noun
1. (usually plural) consequence, result, effect, event, outcome, repercussion, end result, upshot The statement is likely to have strong reverberations.
2. echo, ringing, resonance, resounding, vibration, re-echoing He heard the reverberation of the slammed door.
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reverberation
nounRepetition of sound via reflection from a surface:
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reverberation
[rɪˌvɜːbəˈreɪʃən] N2. reverberations (fig) [of news, protests etc] → consecuencias fpl
3. [of light] → reverberación f
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reverberation
[rɪˌvɜːrbəˈreɪʃən] n
[sound] → réverbération f
[light] → réverbération f
reverberations npl (= repercussions) [event, news] → répercussions fpl
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reverberation
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