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resonance.

The quality of being resonant.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹɛzənəns/UK
  1. The quality of being resonant.

    uncountable
  2. A resonant sound, echo, or reverberation, such as that produced by blowing over the top of a bottle.

    countable
  3. The sound produced by a hollow body part such as the chest cavity upon auscultation, especially that produced while the patient is speaking.

    countable · uncountable
  4. Something that evokes an association, or a strong emotion; something that strikes a chord.

    countable · figuratively · uncountable
    emotional resonance
  5. The increase in the amplitude of an oscillation of a system under the influence of a periodic force whose frequency is close to that of the system's natural frequency.

    countable · uncountable
  6. A short-lived subatomic particle or state of atomic excitation that results from the collision of atomic particles.

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  7. An increase in the strength or duration of a musical tone produced by sympathetic vibration.

    countable · uncountable
  8. The property of a compound that can be visualized as having two structures differing only in the distribution of electrons.

    countable · uncountable
  9. An influence of the gravitational forces of one orbiting object on the orbit of another, causing periodic perturbations.

    countable · uncountable
  10. The condition where the inductive and capacitive reactances have equal magnitude.

    countable · uncountable
  11. A quality of human relationship with the world.

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Where this word comes from

From Old French resonance (French résonance), from Latin resonantia (“echo”), from resonō (“to resound”).

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