reverberance
- noun
- /rɪˈvɜːrbərəns/
- Specialized
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reverberancia
- The reverberance of the church bells filled the valley, echoing off the hills.
Examples
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The reverberance in the concert hall made every note from the orchestra come alive.
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When she sang, the reverberance of her voice created a beautiful, haunting atmosphere.
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It's not quite the luxurious reverberance of Bologna.
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Synonyms
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1.0
A sound that comes back after bouncing off a surface like a wall or cliff
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3.2
A loud clear tone a voice or speech has that sounds like an echo
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5.8
A deep full sound that echoes and fills a space
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A sound that continues after the source stops because it bounces off walls
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7.5
A full, deep sound that fills a space
A deep, full sound that fills a room or hall
A repeating sound that continues after the first sound stops
A loud, deep, mournful sound that moves people
Antonyms
How Resonant
Surface Forms
Morphology
reverberance = reverberate (transparent) = reverberate + ance
The noun denotes the quality or state of 'reverberating' and is formed regularly from the verb with the nominalizing suffix '-ance'.
Etymology
Reverberance comes from the Latin parts re- and verberare, which mean 'back' and 'to strike'. So a sound 'strikes back' off walls and keeps echoing, just like the audio effect reverb, and that is why reverberance describes a loud, long, echoing sound.