'Reverberation' definitions:
Definition of 'reverberation'
From: WordNet
noun
The repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves; "she could hear echoes of her own footsteps" [syn: echo, reverberation, sound reflection, replication]
noun
A remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later" [syn: repercussion, reverberation]
Definition of 'Reverberation'
From: GCIDE
- 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 reechoing 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'reverberation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acknowledgment,
- action and reaction,
- answer,
- answering,
- antiphon,
- automatic reaction,
- autonomic reaction,
- back answer,
- back talk,
- backchat,
- boom,
- booming,
- bounceback,
- comeback,
- echo,
- evasive reply,
- growl,
- growling,
- grumble,
- grumbling,
- predictable response,
- reaction,
- ready reply,
- reboation,
- rebound,
- receipt,
- reecho,
- reflection,
- reflex,
- reflex action,
- refluence,
- reflux,
- rejoinder,
- repartee,
- replication,
- reply,
- repost,
- rescript,
- rescription,
- resound,
- resounding,
- respondence,
- response,
- responsion,
- responsory,
- retort,
- retroaction,
- return,
- revulsion,
- riposte,
- rise,
- rumble,
- rumbling,
- short answer,
- snappy comeback,
- thunder,
- thundering,
- unthinking response,
- witty reply,
- witty retort,
- yes-and-no answer