reverberation
/ɹiˈvɜː(ɹ)bəɹeɪʃən/
reverberation noun: a violent oscillation or vibration.
Noun
reverberation (countable and uncountable, plural reverberations)
- A violent oscillation or vibration.
- The discomfort caused by the bat's reverberation surprised Tommy.
- An echo, or a series of overlapping echoes.
- The reverberation that followed Marilyn's shout filled the cavern.
- 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.
- An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event; a repercussion.
- Reverberations from the Vietnam war affect our society to this day.
reverberation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
reverberation in Hindi
- reverberation; resonance; echo
- गूंज gūñj
reverberation in Tamil
- எதிர்முழக்கம், தெறிப்பொலி, எதிர் அதிர்வுகள், உரறுதல், அதிர்ப்பொலி, முரற்சி
reverberation in Urdu
- باز گشت, گمک, گونج, انعکاس, ردعمل
reverberation in Malayalam
- resounding, resonance, echo
- മാറ്റൊലി, പുഴക്കം, വിരുതം, മുഴക്കം, പ്രതിദ്ധ്വനി, പ്രതിധ്വാനം
- ramifications, repercussions, consequences
- പ്രത്യാഘാതങ്ങൾ, അനന്തരഫലങ്ങൾ, സങ്കീർണ്ണഫലങ്ങൾ, പരിണതഫലങ്ങൾ, ഭവിഷ്യത്ഫലങ്ങൾ, അനുരണനങ്ങൾ
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- reverberation in Kannada
- ಹೊಳಲು, ಮರುದನಿ, ಪ್ರತಿಧ್ವನಿ, ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆ
- reverberation in Gujarati
- પડઘો paḍgho
- reverberation in Tagalog
- balingawngaw, ulyaw
- reverberation in Thai
- เสียงก้อง, เสียงกังวาน
Forms of reverberation
| plural | reverberations |
|---|---|
| alternative form | reverbation |
Origin of reverberation
From Old French reverberation, from Medieval Latin reverberatio. Morphologically reverberate + -ion.
Words formed from reverberation
Phrases with reverberation
Questions about reverberation
- What does reverberation mean?
- Reverberation means a violent oscillation or vibration.
- What is reverberation in Hindi?
- Reverberation in Hindi is गूंज (gūñj). See Reverberation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is reverberation?
- Reverberation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce reverberation?
- Reverberation is pronounced /ɹiˈvɜː(ɹ)bəɹeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of reverberation?
- The plural of reverberation is reverberations.
Words near reverberation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: reverberation (page history and authors); गूंज (Hindi) (page history and authors); reverberation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reverberation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reverberation (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); reverberation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); પડઘો (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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