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reverberation definition

re·ver·bera·tion (ri vʉr′bə rā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a reverberating or being reverberated; a reechoing or being reechoed; reflection of light or sound waves, deflection of heat or flame, etc.
  2. something reverberated; reechoed sound, reflected light, etc.
  3. a far-reaching effect of some event or action
  4. Physics multiple reflection of sound waves in a confined area so that the sound persists after the source is cut off

Etymology: ME < ML reverberatio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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