reverberation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A violent oscillation or vibration.
2. (countable, uncountable) An echo, or a series of overlapping echoes.
3. (countable, uncountable) The reflection of light or heat; a reflection in, or as though in, a mirror.
4. (countable, in-plural, uncountable) An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event; a repercussion.

Synonyms

echo

repercussion

resonance

replication

noise

sound reflection

reflection

reflex

resounding

backwash

resound

reaction

reception

redound

reflect

reflective

reflector

reflexion

reflexive

repercussions

repetition

reply

resonate

return

ringing

singing

sound

🔉

specular

swelling

trailing note

lingering memory

long lasting echo

loud echo

reflection of sound

aftereffect

re echo

aftermath

catoptric

gleam

glint

influence

jerk

legacy

mirror

🪞

mirroring

peal

Translations

réverbération

reverberación

Nachhall

reverberação

Zurückstrahlen

écho

reverberació

riverbero

eco

repercusión

Reflexion

weerkaatsing

répercussion

Widerhall

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹiˈvɜː(ɹ)bəɹeɪʃən/

Etymology

From Old French reverberation, from Medieval Latin reverberatio. Morphologically reverberate + -ion.