RESONANCE

/ˈɹɛzənəns/ Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 14

Scrabble letter values: R₁E₁S₁O₁N₁A₁N₁C₃E₁ = 11

Definition

noun an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation.
noun 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.
noun having the character of a loud deep sound. — synonyms: plangency, reverberance, ringing, sonorousness, sonority, vibrancy
noun a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people. — synonyms: rapport
noun the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities.

“the quality of being resonant”
“2004, When experiments with the first ‘atom-smashers’ took place in the 1950s to 1960s, many short-lived heavier siblings of the proton and neutron, known as ‘resonances’, were discovered. — Frank Close, Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2004, p. 35)”