About The Word Resonance
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Resonance
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What's The Definition Of Resonance?
[n] the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities
[n] having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant [n] a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system [n] an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation [n] relation of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people Synonyms | Synonyms for Resonance: plangency | rapport | reverberance | ringing | sonority | sonorousness | vibrancy Related Terms | Find terms related to Resonance: See Also | affinity | kinship | magnetic resonance | nuclear resonance | oscillation | physical phenomenon | quality | timber | timbre | tone | vibration Resonance In Webster's Dictionary \Res"o*nance\, n.
An electric phenomenon corresponding to that of acoustic
resonance, due to the existance of certain relations of the
capacity, inductance, resistance, and frequency of an
alternating circuit.
\Res"o*nance\ (r?z"?-nans), n. [Cf. F. r['e]sonance, L. resonantia an echo.] 1. The act of resounding; the quality or state of being resonant. 2. (Acoustics) A prolongation or increase of any sound, either by reflection, as in a cavern or apartment the walls of which are not distant enough to return a distinct echo, or by the production of vibrations in other bodies, as a sounding-board, or the bodies of musical instruments. {Pulmonary resonance} (Med.), the sound heard on percussing over the lungs. {Vocal resonance} (Med.), the sound transmitted to the ear when auscultation is made while the patient is speaking. |
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