reverberation

[ ri-vur-buh-rey-shuhn ]

noun

1. a reechoed sound.
2. the fact of being reverberated or reflected.
3. something that is reverberated:

   Reverberations from the explosion were felt within a six-mile radius.

4. an act or instance of reverberating.
5. Physics. the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped, caused by multiple reflection of the sound within a closed space.
6. the act or process of subjecting something to reflected heat, as in a reverberatory furnace.

Word History and Origins

Origin of reverberation¹

1350–1400; Middle English reverberacioun < Medieval Latin reverberātiōn- (stem of reverberātiō ). See reverberate, -ion

Example Sentences

Trump’s victory is a reverberation of trends set in motion in 2020.

From Salon

New chapter, new ride: Armie Hammer has sold his beloved pickup truck — the latest reverberation from sexual assault allegations and a cannibalism scandal that undid his once-promising film career.

From Los Angeles Times

El Segundo City Manager Darrell George said in a statement that he reached out to Inglewood City Manager Mark Weinberg, who said the event’s organizers made mistakes when they set up the performance spaces that exacerbated the “bass reverberation.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The reverberation explanation also doesn’t account for why it appears that only folks to the southwest of the venue heard it,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Judging from the anecdotes shared by residents, increased bass reverberation isn’t what people in the South Bay were hearing, said Vincent Olivieri, professor of sound and design at U.C.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• repercussion