res|o|nance

res|o|nance
res|o|nance «REHZ uh nuhns», noun.
1. a resounding quality; being resonant: »

the resonance of an organ.

2. a reinforcing and prolonging of sound by reflection or by vibration of other objects. The sounding board of a piano gives it resonance. The hollow body of a guitar gives it resonance.
3. the condition of an electrical circuit adjusted to allow the greatest flow of current at a certain frequency: »

A radio set must be in resonance to receive music or speech from a radio station.

4. Chemistry. the oscillation of molecules between two or more structures, each possessing identical atoms but different arrangements electrons.
5. Nuclear Physics. an unstable particle of extremely short duration; any one of a group of energy states that behave like elementary particles but may be temporary associations of unstable particles such as mesons and hyperons: »

The rho meson is a particle in its own right although it is also frequently referred to as a resonance (Thomas Groves).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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