Definitions for: Resonance

[n] the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities
[n] having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
[n] a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system
[n] an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation
[n] relation of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people

Webster (1913) Definition: Res"o*nance, n.
An electric phenomenon corresponding to that of acoustic
resonance, due to the existance of certain relations of the
capacity, inductance, resistance, and frequency of an
alternating circuit.

Res"o*nance (r?z"?-nans), n. [Cf. F. r['e]sonance,
L. resonantia an echo.]
1. The act of resounding; the quality or state of being
resonant.

2. (Acoustics) A prolongation or increase of any sound,
either by reflection, as in a cavern or apartment the
walls of which are not distant enough to return a distinct
echo, or by the production of vibrations in other bodies,
as a sounding-board, or the bodies of musical instruments.

Pulmonary resonance (Med.), the sound heard on percussing
over the lungs.

Vocal resonance (Med.), the sound transmitted to the ear
when auscultation is made while the patient is speaking.

Synonyms: plangency, rapport, reverberance, ringing, sonority, sonorousness, vibrancy

See Also: affinity, kinship, magnetic resonance, nuclear resonance, oscillation, physical phenomenon, quality, timber, timbre, tone, vibration

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