reverberation
reverberation Lexical Profile
reverberation Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The prolongation of a sound or resonance resulting from multiple reflections of sound waves within an enclosed space.
"The stone walls of the ancient cathedral created a deep reverberation whenever the choir sang."
A continuing, widespread, and often unintended effect or consequence following a major event or decision (usually used in the plural).
"The sudden collapse of the regional bank sent economic reverberations throughout the global financial market."
The act or process of reflecting light, heat, or other radiant energy from a surface.
"The furnace was specifically engineered to maximize the reverberation of heat from its arched roof."
• Rhymes for reverberation
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Late Latin reverberationem, a noun of action from reverberare ('to strike back, repel'), formed from re- ('back') and verberare ('to beat, lash'), from verber ('a lash, whip, or rod').