reverberation
pronunciation
How to pronounce reverberation in British English:
UK [rɪˌvɜːbəˈreɪʃn]
How to pronounce reverberation in American English:
US [rɪˌvɜːrbəˈreɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped
- a remote or indirect consequence of some action
Word Origin
- reverberation (n.)
- late 14c., "reflection of light or heat," from Old French reverberacion "great flash of light; intense quality," from Medieval Latin reverberationem (nominative reverberatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin reverberare "beat back, strike back, repel, cause to rebound," from re- "back" (see re-) + verberare "to strike, to beat," from verber "whip, lash, rod," related to verbena "leaves and branches of laurel," from PIE *werb- "to turn, bend" (see warp (v.)). Sense of "an echo" is attested from 1620s.
Example
- 1. Scattering intensity is very important for reverberation prediction .
- 2. These halls were relatively small by today 's standards with seating capacities ranging from 400 to 600 , and reverberation times were generally less than 1.5 seconds ( bagenal and wood , 1931 ) .
- 3. Lonely reverberation in city not helps looks is only having own nighttime sky .
- 4. Hard surfaces can cause unwanted reverberation .
- 5. F room reverberation swamps your voice .