reverberation

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˌvɜː^rbəˈreɪʃ^ən/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/riˌvɝbərˈeɪʃən/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ri vûr′bə rā′shən)

re•ver•ber•a•tion /riˌvɜrbərˈeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n.

the act of reverberating: [countable]the reverberations from the distant thunder.[uncountable]the acoustics of reverberation.
a long-lasting effect due to a sudden act:[countable]the reverberations from the sudden dismissal of half the workers.

re•ver•ber•a•tion (ri vûr′bə rā′shən),USA pronunciation n.

a reechoed sound.
the fact of being reverberated or reflected.
something that is reverberated:Reverberations from the explosion were felt within a six-mile radius.
an act or instance of reverberating.
Physicsthe persistence of a sound after its source has stopped, caused by multiple reflection of the sound within a closed space.
Energy, Metallurgythe act or process of subjecting something to reflected heat, as in a reverberatory furnace.

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