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resonance

res·o·nance

resonance

 
 
pronunciation:
re z nns
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Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition 1: the quality of having a full, rich, long-lasting or echoing sound; the quality of resounding.
synonyms:
sonority, vibrance
similar words:
booming, echo, humming, orotundity, reverberation, richness, ring, roundness, vibration
definition 2: the prolongation of sound vibration by reflection or reverberation.
similar words:
echo, reecho, reverberation, ring
definition 3: the amplification of vocal sounds with the throat or the chest or nasal cavities.
definition 4: in physics, the producing of a frequency vibration in response to an external stimulus of that frequency.
definition 5: ability to make a strong or lasting effect, esp. because of an emotional association.
The candidate's ideas had resonance with the voters.
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