re|ver|ber|a|tion

re|ver|ber|a|tion
re|ver|ber|a|tion «rih VUR buh RAY shuhn», noun.
1. the act or fact of echoing back sound; echo: »

Reverberations of the split were felt all over the country (New Yorker).

2. the reflection of light or heat.
3. the fact of being reflected.
4. that which is reverberated; reechoed sound: »

Shoutings and pistol-shots sent their hollow reverberations to the ear (Mark Twain).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • re·ver·ber·a·tion — /rıˌvɚbəˈreıʃən/ noun, pl tions 1 somewhat formal : a sound that echoes [count] the reverberations of her voice [noncount] Although the room was very big, her voice could be heard with little reverberation. 2 [count] : an effect or result that is …   Useful english dictionary

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • ver — ace·to·ver·a·trone; ad·ver·sar·ia; ad·ver·sa·tive; ad·ver·si·ty; ad·ver·sive; ad·ver·tis·a·ble; ad·ver·tise; ad·ver·tise·ment; ad·ver·tis·er; ai·ver; al·ka·ver·vir; all o·ver·ish; am·bi·ver·sion; an·do·ver; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·ni·ver·sa·ry;… …   English syllables

  • ber — cy·ber; cy·ber·cafe; cy·ber·citizen; cy·ber·culture; cy·ber·nat·ed; cy·ber·na·tion; cy·ber·naut; cy·ber·porn; cy·ber·punk; cy·ber·sex; cy·ber·space; cy·ber·speak; cy·ber·surfer; fi·ber·scope; lib·ber; ok·to·ber·fest; sa·ber·met·rics; zeit·ge·ber; …   English syllables

  • verberation — ver·ber·a·tion …   English syllables

  • reverberation — re·ver·ber·a·tion …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

  • Diverberation — Di*ver ber*a tion, n. A sounding through. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Reverberation — Re*ver ber*a tion, n. [CF. F. r[ e]verb[ e]ration.] The act of reverberating; especially, the act of reflecting light or heat, or re[ e]choing sound; as, the reverberation of rays from a mirror; the reverberation of rays from a mirror; the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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