reverberation.
A violent oscillation or vibration.
Meaning & usage
A violent oscillation or vibration.
The discomfort caused by the bat's reverberation surprised Tommy.
An echo, or a series of overlapping echoes.
The reverberation that followed Marilyn's shout filled the cavern.
The reflection of light or heat; a reflection in, or as though in, a mirror.
Like the several reverberations of the same image from two opposite looking glasses.
An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event; a repercussion.
Reverberations from the Vietnam war affect our society to this day.
Where this word comes from
From Old French reverberation, from Medieval Latin reverberatio. Morphologically reverberate + -ion.
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