Definitions for resonance

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resonance res·o·nance

Spelling: [rez-uh-nuh ns]

IPA: /ˈrɛz ə nəns/

Resonance is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 418 anagrams from letters in resonance (aceennors).

Definitions for resonance

noun

1. the state or quality of being resonant.
2. the prolongation of sound by reflection; reverberation.
3. Phonetics. amplification of the range of audibility of any source of speech sounds, especially of phonation, by various couplings of the cavities of the mouth, nose, sinuses, larynx, pharynx, and upper thorax, and, to some extent, by the skeletal structure of the head and upper chest. the distribution of amplitudes among interrelated cavities in the head, chest, and throat that are characteristic for a particular speech sound and relatively independent of variations in pitch.
4. Physics. the state of a system in which an abnormally large vibration is produced in response to an external stimulus, occurring when the frequency of the stimulus is the same, or nearly the same, as the natural vibration frequency of the system. the vibration produced in such a state. a hadron with a very short lifetime, of the order of 10 −23 sec.
5. Electricity. that condition of a circuit with respect to a given frequency or the like in which the net reactance is zero and the current flow a maximum.
6. Also called mesomerism. Chemistry. the condition exhibited by a molecule when the actual arrangement of its valence electrons is intermediate between two or more arrangements having nearly the same energy, and the positions of the atomic nuclei are identical.
7. Medicine/Medical. (in percussing for diagnostic purposes) a sound produced when air is present.

Origin of resonance

1485-95; Middle French Latin resonantia echo, equivalent to reson(āre) to resound + -antia -ance

Examples for resonance

It was only after they were completed that he realized the true scope of their resonance.

In this connection the topics of registers and resonance are often combined.

Byrne's voice isn't a singer's voice—it doesn't have the resonance.

Every resonance of his house was familiar to Mr Verloc, who was thoroughly domesticated.

And like many of the best songs, their resonance has only deepened with time.

An addict could be prescribed Dilaudid with out the stigma and resonance that a drug like heroin carries with it.

Might, commented Frank, and then, What about that resonance coil?

The resonance of the mouth cavity is also of great importance.

The crucifixions may be disturbing to Western eyes because of their Biblical resonance.

When the distance is too short for the reflecting sound to be heard, we have resonance.