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reverberation - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'reverberation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Reverberation [ n.]
- The act of reverberating; especially, the act of reflecting light or heat, or reechoing sound; as, the reverberation of rays from a mirror; the reverberation of rays from a mirror; the reverberation of voices; the reverberation of heat or flame in a furnace.

Meaning of 'reverberation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . reverberation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a remote or indirect consequence of some action
Example in sentence:
  • his declaration had unforeseen repercussions;
  • reverberations of the market crash were felt years later
Meaning (2):
- the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
Example in sentence:
  • she could hear echoes of her own footsteps

Nearby Words:

revaccinate revalescence revalescent revaluation revamp reve reveal revealability revealable revealed

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