reverberation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: reverberation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for reverberation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
reverberation n the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves; "she could hear echoes of her own footsteps" Synonym(s): echo, reverberation, sound reflection, replication a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later" Synonym(s): repercussion, reverberation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reverberation \Rever`bera"tion\, n. [CF. F. r[82]verb[82]ration.] The act of reverberating; especially, the act of reflecting light or heat, or re[89]choing sound; as, the reverberation of rays from a mirror; the reverberation of rays from a mirror; the reverberation of voices; the reverberation of heat or flame in a furnace.