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reverberation

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re·ver·ber·a·tion  (r-vûrb-rshn)
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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.reverberationreverberation - the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves; "she could hear echoes of her own footsteps"
reflectivity, reflexion, reflection - the ability to reflect beams or rays
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"
consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue - a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"

reverberation
Translations
reverberation [rɪvəːbəˈreɪʃən] nresonancia
reverberation [rɪvəːbəˈreɪʃən] nrépercussion f; réverbération f
reverberation [rɪvəːbəˈreɪʃən] reverberate n (of sound) → Widerhall m (fig) (of event etc) → Nachwirkungen pl
reverberation [rɪvəːbəˈreɪʃən] n [of light, sound] → riverberazione f


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With an unexpected reverberation in his voice Pierre rapidly began:
A field-piece was then discharged from the top of a neighboring hill, and gave birth to one long reverberation, which ran round the circle of mountains in an unbroken chain of sound and rolled away without a separate echo.
A smart reverberation from the human echoes: "Smith
 
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