RESONANCE

/ˈɹɛzənəns/ Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 14

Definition

  1. noun an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation.
  2. 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.
  3. noun having the character of a loud deep sound. — synonyms: plangency, reverberance, ringing, sonorousness, sonority, vibrancy
  4. noun a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people. — synonyms: rapport
  5. noun the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities.

Examples

  • “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)”

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