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reverberations

reverberations is the plural of reverberation.

Meaning of reverberation

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.

Questions about reverberations

What is reverberations the plural of?
Reverberations is the plural of reverberation.

Words near reverberations in the dictionary

  1. reverberating
  2. reverberatingly
  3. reverberation
  4. reverberation time
  5. reverberation times
  6. reverberations
  7. reverberative
  8. reverberatively
  9. reverberator
  10. reverberatories
  11. reverberators

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