reverbation

Noun

reverberation (countable and uncountable, plural reverberations)

1. A violent oscillation or vibration.
   • The discomfort caused by the bat's reverberation surprised Tommy.
2. An echo, or a series of overlapping echoes.
   • The reverberation that followed Marilyn's shout filled the cavern.
3. The reflection of light or heat; a reflection in, or as though in, a mirror.
   • Like the several reverberations of the same image from two opposite looking glasses.
4. (in plural) An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event; a repercussion.
   • Reverberations from the Vietnam war affect our society to this day.