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Definition of Reverberation
1. Noun. The repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves. "She could hear echoes of her own footsteps"
Exact synonyms: Echo, Replication, Sound Reflection
Generic synonyms: Reflection, Reflectivity, Reflexion
Specialized synonyms: Re-echo
Derivative terms: Echo, Echo, Reverberate
Generic synonyms: Reflection, Reflectivity, Reflexion
Specialized synonyms: Re-echo
Derivative terms: Echo, Echo, Reverberate
2. Noun. A remote or indirect consequence of some action. "Reverberations of the market crash were felt years later"
Exact synonyms: Repercussion
Generic synonyms: Consequence, Effect, Event, Issue, Outcome, Result, Upshot
Derivative terms: Repercuss, Reverberate
Generic synonyms: Consequence, Effect, Event, Issue, Outcome, Result, Upshot
Derivative terms: Repercuss, Reverberate
Definition of Reverberation
1. n. The act of reverberating; especially, the act of reflecting light or heat, or reëchoing sound; as, the reverberation of rays from a mirror; the reverberation of rays from a mirror; the reverberation of voices; the reverberation of heat or flame in a furnace.
Definition of Reverberation
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Medical Definition of Reverberation
1. Multiple echoes or reflections; in ultrasonography, an artifactual image caused by delay of an echo which has been reflected back and forward again before returning to the transducer. (05 Mar 2000)