Resonance Definition

rĕzə-nəns
resonances
noun
resonances
The quality or state of being resonant.
Webster's New World
Reinforcement and prolongation of a sound or musical tone by reflection or by sympathetic vibration of other bodies.
Webster's New World
The quality of having an intensity of emotion or richness of expression that evokes or reinforces a sympathetic response.
Webster's New World
An underlying or pervasive quality of a particular type, esp. in a work of art or literature.
An apocalyptic resonance.
Webster's New World
The sound produced in the percussion of some part of the body, esp. of the chest.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Resonance

Noun

Singular:
resonance
Plural:
resonances

Origin of Resonance

  • From Old French resonance (French résonance), from Latin resonantia (“echo"), from resonō (“I resound").

    From Wiktionary

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