reverberation

/ɹiˈvɜː(ɹ)bəɹeɪʃən/

noun

  1. 1

    A violent oscillation or vibration.

    The discomfort caused by the bat's reverberation surprised Tommy.
  2. 2

    An echo, or a series of overlapping echoes.

    The reverberation that followed Marilyn's shout filled the cavern.
  3. 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. 4

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

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

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