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resonance
/ˈɹɛzənəns/
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What does resonance mean?
noun
- The quality of being resonant.
- A resonant sound, echo, or reverberation, such as that produced by blowing over the top of a bottle.
- 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
- (figuratively) Something that evokes an association, or a strong emotion; something that strikes a chord.
- 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.
- A short-lived subatomic particle or state of atomic excitation that results from the collision of atomic particles.
- An increase in the strength or duration of a musical tone produced by sympathetic vibration.
- The property of a compound that can be visualized as having two structures differing only in the distribution of electrons.
- An influence of the gravitational forces of one orbiting object on the orbit of another, causing periodic perturbations.
- The condition where the inductive and capacitive reactances have equal magnitude.
- A quality of human relationship with the world.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɹɛzənəns/
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Distinct resonance through the whole of the chest, and pain expressed when the sides are tapped or compressed.
From beyond the low hills across the water came the dull resonance of distant guns and a remote weird crying.
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The influence of resonance and pitch, echo and absorption of tones, i.e., the location of the sound, is of great importance.
Having finished her morning tea she went to the ballroom, which she particularly liked for its loud resonance, and began singing her solfeggio.
He clearly shows that the voice alters much under different conditions, in loudness and in quality, that is, in resonance and timbre, in pitch and intervals.