REVERBERATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves

Example:

she could hear echoes of her own footsteps

Synonyms:

echo; replication; reverberation; sound reflection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("reverberation" is a kind of...):

reflection; reflectivity; reflexion (the ability to reflect beams or rays)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reverberation"):

re-echo (the echo of an echo)

Derivation:

reverberate (ring or echo with sound)

Meaning:

A remote or indirect consequence of some action

Example:

reverberations of the market crash were felt years later

Synonyms:

repercussion; reverberation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("reverberation" is a kind of...):

consequence; effect; event; issue; outcome; result; upshot (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon)

Derivation:

reverberate (have a long or continuing effect)