reverberation
/ɹiˈvɜː(ɹ)bəɹeɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The reflection of light or heat; a reflection in, or as though in, a mirror.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event; a repercussion.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The discomfort caused by the bat's reverberation surprised Tommy."
- "The reverberation that followed Marilyn's shout filled the cavern."
- "Like the several reverberations of the same image from two opposite looking glasses."
- "Reverberations from the Vietnam war affect our society to this day."
Etymology
From Old French reverberation, from Medieval Latin reverberatio. Morphologically reverberate + -ion.
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
- Root: reverberation, reverberatio
- Suffix: reverberate