resonance
/ˈɹɛzənəns/
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English
Meaning
noun
A resonant sound, echo, or reverberation, such as that produced by blowing over the top of a bottle.
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noun
The sound produced by a hollow body part such as the chest cavity upon auscultation, especially that produced while the patient is speaking.
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noun
Something that evokes an association, or a strong emotion; something that strikes a chord.
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noun
The increase in the amplitude of an oscillation of a system under the influence of a periodic force whose frequency is close to that of the system's natural frequency.
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noun
A short-lived subatomic particle or state of atomic excitation that results from the collision of atomic particles.
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noun
An increase in the strength or duration of a musical tone produced by sympathetic vibration.
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noun
The property of a compound that can be visualized as having two structures differing only in the distribution of electrons.
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Example Sentences
- "The leiter-wagons contained great, square boxes, with handles of thick rope; these were evidently empty by the ease with which the Slovaks handled them, and by their resonance as they were roughly moved."
- "He passed on, and the lights and cries of the station dropped away, merged in a wider haze and a hollower resonance, as the train gathered itself up with a long shake and rolled out again into the darkness."
- "emotional resonance"
- "But the film is largely redeemed by an unexpected emotional resonance befitting a Steven Spielberg production."
- "The whole recognition process has a deep colonial resonance. [title]"
- "For audiences, all these shows mean a chance to revisit a story that still chimes loudly, and to see whether, as many suspect, it will have a more chilling resonance in the winter of 2022."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
- Root: resonance
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈɹɛzənəns/