resonance Definition
reso·nance (rez′ə nəns)
noun
- the quality or state of being resonant
- reinforcement and prolongation of a sound or musical tone by reflection or by sympathetic vibration of other bodies
- the quality of having an intensity of emotion or richness of expression that evokes or reinforces a sympathetic response
- an underlying or pervasive quality of a particular type, esp. in a work of art or literature an apocalyptic resonance
- Chem. the property of certain molecules of having two or more structures in which only the positions of electrons differ: these structures are approximations of the true structure, which cannot be described graphically, but is best represented by a mathematical expression
- Elec. a condition arising in an electric circuit in which
- the current or voltage flow is at maximum amplitude, produced when the frequency of the electrical source is varied, or
- the current or voltage is in phase respectively with the applied current or voltage, or
- the natural frequency of the circuit is the same as that of the incoming signal
- Med. the sound produced in the percussion of some part of the body, esp. of the chest
- Physics
- the effect produced when the amplitude of oscillation of a body is greatly increased by a periodic force at the same or nearly the same frequency
- a vibration caused by this phenomenon
- Phonet. the intensification of, and particular quality given to, a speech sound, resulting from its vibrating in a resonating cavity, as the pharynx, the mouth, or the nose, or a combination of these
Etymology: LME resonnaunce < MFr resonance < L resonantia, an echo
resonance Synonyms
resonance Usage Examples
Converse of object
- evoke: This link with Mary naturally evokes a strong affective resonance in all of us, but first of all it has an objective value.
- damp: The losses substantially damp resonances in the frequency response.
Adjective modifier
- magnetic: The section on nuclear magnetic resonance provides an introduction to this subject area.
- morphic: I hope this will evoke a sympathetic ' morphic resonance ' within your awareness.
- stochastic: N. Mtetwa and L.S. Smith, Precision constrained stochastic resonance in a feedforward neural network.
- emotional: A good story, with some nice emotional resonances.
- nuclear: The section on nuclear magnetic resonance provides an introduction to this subject area.
- sympathetic: Nearly all of them activate utterly discordant ' sympathetic resonances ' within my awareness; they seem to me altogether too far-fetched!
Modifies a noun
- imaging: Magnetic resonance imaging of the facial nerve during Bell's palsy.
- spectroscopy: This will include a discussion of the fundamental principles of magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
- angiography: Some centers will use magnetic resonance angiography to help examine the arterial supply ( blood supply ) to your legs or arms.
- cholangiopancreatography: Bret P M, Reinhold C. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography.
- frequency: When the Earth stops its rotation and the resonance frequency reaches 13 cycles we will be at a zero point magnetic field.
- spectra: Chemical shifts in the nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of molecules containing polar groups.
Noun used with modifier
- plasmon: We are investigating the nature of how IgE binds to its receptors using surface plasmon resonance, studying binding over a range of temperatures.
- fluorescence: We've been using fluorescence resonance energy transfer, or FRET, to do this.
- dipole: Now physicists in Japan have observed a so-called soft dipole resonance in such a nucleus for the first time ( S Nakayama et al.
- spin: The process, called inverse electron spin resonance, uses the magnetic field to deflect electrons and to modify their magnetic direction.
- electron: The process, called inverse electron spin resonance, uses the magnetic field to deflect electrons and to modify their magnetic direction.
- cavity: The deeply grooved surface formed by the highly blazed grating provides a novel route to finding deep cavity resonances with thin structures.
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