reverberate (redirected from reverberations)

re·ver·ber·ate  (r-vûrb-rt)

v. re·ver·ber·at·ed, re·ver·ber·at·ing, re·ver·ber·ates

v.intr.

1. To resound in a succession of echoes; reecho.

2. To have a prolonged or continuing effect: Those talks with his teacher reverberated throughout his life.

3. To be repeatedly reflected, as sound waves, heat, or light.

4. To be forced or driven back; recoil or rebound.

v.tr.

1. To reecho (a sound). See Synonyms at echo.

2. To reflect (heat or light) repeatedly.

3. To drive or force back; repel.

4. To subject (a metal, for example) to treatment in a reverberatory furnace.

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[Latin reverberre, reverbert-, to repel : re-, re- + verberre, to beat (from verber, whip; see wer-² in Indo-European roots).]

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re·verber·a·tor n.

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reverberate

Verb

[-ating, -ated]

1. to resound or re-echo

2. to reflect or be reflected many times [Latin re- again + verberare to beat]

reverberation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	reverberate - ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter" resound, ring, echo sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" consonate - sound in sympathy reecho - repeat or return an echo again or repeatedly; send (an echo) back reecho - echo repeatedly, echo again and again bong - ring loudly and deeply; "the big bell bonged"
	2.	reverberate - have a long or continuing effect; "The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life" die hard, persist, prevail, endure, run - continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
	3.	reverberate - be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves; "the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building" reflect, reverberate - to throw or bend back (from a surface); "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium" reflect, reverberate - to throw or bend back (from a surface); "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"
	4.	reverberate - to throw or bend back (from a surface); "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium" reflect acoustics - the study of the physical properties of sound reverberate - be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves; "the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building" reverberate - be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves; "the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building" mirror - reflect as if in a mirror; "The smallest pond at night mirrors the firmament above"
	5.	reverberate - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" bounce, rebound, ricochet, take a hop, resile, spring, recoil, bound kick back, recoil, kick - spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" bound off, skip - bound off one point after another carom - rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts" bound, jump, leap, spring - move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
	6.	reverberate - treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace; "reverberate ore" process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"

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reverberate

verb echo, ring, resound, vibrate, re-echo

Translations

reverberate [rɪˈvəːbəreɪt] vi [sound] → resonar, retumbar

reverberate [rɪˈvəːbəreɪt] vi [sound] → retentir, se répercuter; [light] → se réverbérer

reverberate [rɪˈvəːbəreɪt] vi (sound etc) → widerhallen (fig) (shock etc) → Nachwirkungen haben

reverberate [rɪˈvəːbəreɪt] vi [sound] → rimbombare; [light] → riverberarsi