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1. (n.) resonance
the state or quality of being resonant.
2. resonance
the prolongation of sound by reflection; reverberation.
3. resonance
amplification of a source of speech sounds, esp. of phonation, by sympathetic vibration of the air, esp. in the cavities of the mouth, nose, and pharynx.
4. resonance
a characteristic quality of a particular voiced speech sound imparted by the distribution of amplitudes among the cavities of the head, chest, and throat.
5. resonance
a larger than normal vibration produced in response to a stimulus whose frequency is close to the natural frequency of the vibrating system.
6. resonance
any of the states of an oscillating system, as an electric circuit, in which a value much larger than average is maintained for a given frequency.
7. resonance
a quality of enriched significance, profundity, or allusiveness:
The poem has a resonance beyond its surface meaning.
8. resonance
the chemical phenomenon in which the arrangement of the valence electrons of a molecule changes back and forth between two or more states.
9. resonance
(in percussing for diagnostic purposes) a sound produced when air is present.
Etymology: (1485–95; < MF < L resonantia echo =reson(āre) to resound+-antia -ance)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) resonance
an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation
2. (noun) resonance
a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system
3. (noun) plangency, resonance, reverberance, ringing, sonorousness, sonority, vibrancy
having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
4. (noun) rapport, resonance
a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people
5. (noun) resonance
the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) resonance
the act of resounding; the quality or state of being resonant
2. (noun) resonance
a prolongation or increase of any sound, either by reflection, as in a cavern or apartment the walls of which are not distant enough to return a distinct echo, or by the production of vibrations in other bodies, as a sounding-board, or the bodies of musical instruments
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Sense: (of sounds) loud; echoing; easily heard.
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 Afrikaans: resonansie |
 Arabic: رَنين |
 Bulgarian: резонанс |
 Brazilian: ressonância |
 Czech: rezonance |
 German: die Resonanz |
 Danish: genklang; resonans |
 Greek: αντήχηση |
 Spanish: resonancia |
 Estonian: kõlavus, resonants |
 Farsi: طنین؛ رزنانس؛ تشدید |
 Finnish: resonanssi |
 French: résonance |
 Hebrew: תְהוּדָה |
 Hindi: प्रतिध्वनि |
 Croatian: rezonanca, zvučnost |
 Hungarian: zengés |
 Indonesian: resonansi |
 Icelandic: hljómur; endurómur |
 Italian: risonanza |
 Japanese: 響き |
 Korean: 울림 |
 Lithuanian: skambesys, rezonansas |
 Latvian: rezonanse, atbalss |
 Malay: resonans |
 Dutch: weerklank |
 Norwegian: gjenklang/-lyd, resonans |
 Polish: oddźwięk |
 Persian: طنین؛ رزنانس؛ تشدید |
 Pashto: طنین |
 Portuguese: ressonância |
 Romanian: rezonanţă |
 Russian: резонанс |
 Slovak: rezonancia |
 Slovenian: sozvočje |
 Serbian: rezonancija |
 Swedish: resonans, genklang |
 Thai: ความก้อง |
 Turkish: çınlanım, rezonans |
 Taiwanese: 回聲 |
 Ukrainian: резонанс |
 Urdu: گونج |
 Vietnamese: tính vang rội |
 Chinese: 回声 |
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