transverberation
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9.9
- noun
- Archaic
- The transverberation of the arrow left a clean wound through the target.
Examples
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During the accident, the transverberation of glass shards caused serious injuries.
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Historical accounts describe the transverberation of swords in medieval battles.
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The transverberation was swift.
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He experienced a sudden transverberation!
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The transverberation from the spear went straight through the armor, injuring the knight.
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In the painting, the transverberation of the saint is depicted as a moment of divine ecstasy.
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The sudden transverberation caused by the falling icicle shocked everyone nearby.
Synonyms
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4.8
The depth that an object goes into another material
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5.0
A small sharp hole made by a pointed object
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6.0
Making a small hole with a sharp point
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9.3
A complete stillness from shock, fear and amazement or the act of piercing something through
How Deep
Surface Forms
Morphology
transverberation = transverberate (opaque) = trans + verber + ation
The meaning is not directly derivable from the components, as 'verber' is not a standalone English word and the specific sense of 'piercing through' is specialized.
Etymology
Transverberation comes from the Latin parts trans- 'across' and verberare 'to strike'. So the word can mean the act of being 'struck through' or 'pierced through', which fits its use for a sharp object going right through something.