Reverberation

English

Noun

Reverberation (plural Reverberations)

1. A violent oscillation or vibration

   The discomfort caused by the bat's reverberation surprised Tommy.

2. An echo, or a series of overlapping echos

   The reverberation that followed Marylin's shout filled the cavern.

3. The reflection of light or heat; a reflection in, or as though in, a mirror.

   Like the several reverberations of the same image from two opposite looking glasses.

4. (plural) An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event; a repercussion

   Reverberations from the Vietnam war affect our society to this day.

Adjectives for Reverberation

rocking; surly; crashing; clanging; thunderous; deafening.

Thesaurus

acknowledgment, action and reaction, answer, answering, antiphon, automatic reaction, autonomic reaction, back answer, back talk, backchat, boom, booming, bounceback, comeback, echo, evasive reply, growl, growling, grumble, grumbling, predictable response, reaction, ready reply, reboation, rebound, receipt, reecho, reflection, reflex, reflex action, refluence, reflux, rejoinder, repartee, replication, reply, repost, rescript, rescription, resound, resounding, respondence, response, responsion, responsory, retort, retroaction, return, revulsion, riposte, rise, rumble, rumbling, short answer, snappy comeback, thunder, thundering, unthinking response, witty reply, witty retort, yes-and-no answer

Etymology

from the verb reverberate

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, 1989