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- [ri-vur-buh-rey-shuh n]
- /rɪˌvɜr bəˈreɪ ʃən/
- /rɪˌvɜː.bərˈeɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-vur-buh-rey-shuh n]
- /rɪˌvɜr bəˈreɪ ʃən/
Definitions of reverberation word
- noun reverberation a reechoed sound. 1
- noun reverberation the fact of being reverberated or reflected. 1
- noun reverberation something that is reverberated: Reverberations from the explosion were felt within a six-mile radius. 1
- noun reverberation an act or instance of reverberating. 1
- noun reverberation Physics. the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped, caused by multiple reflection of the sound within a closed space. 1
- noun reverberation the act or process of subjecting something to reflected heat, as in a reverberatory furnace. 1
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Origin of reverberation
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English reverberacioun < Medieval Latin reverberātiōn- (stem of reverberātiō). See reverberate, -ion
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Parts of speech for Reverberation
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reverberation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
reverberation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for reverberation
noun reverberation
- antiphon — a short passage, usually from the Bible, recited or sung as a response after certain parts of a liturgical service
- double-take — a rapid or surprised second look, either literal or figurative, at a person or situation whose significance had not been completely grasped at first: His friends did a double take when they saw how much weight he had lost.
- drumfire — gunfire so heavy and continuous as to sound like the beating of drums.
- follow-through — the completion of a motion, as in the stroke of a tennis racket.
- follow-up — the act of following up.
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