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REVERBERATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
Example:
she could hear echoes of her own footsteps
Synonyms:
echo; replication; reverberation; sound reflection
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("reverberation" is a kind of...):
reflection; reflectivity; reflexion (the ability to reflect beams or rays)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reverberation"):
re-echo (the echo of an echo)
Derivation:
reverberate (ring or echo with sound)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A remote or indirect consequence of some action
Example:
reverberations of the market crash were felt years later
Synonyms:
repercussion; reverberation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("reverberation" is a kind of...):
consequence; effect; event; issue; outcome; result; upshot (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon)
Derivation:
reverberate (have a long or continuing effect)
