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Grammar : Noun
Spell : rez-uh-nuh ns
Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛz ə nəns



Définition of resonance

Origin :
  • mid-15c., in acoustics, "prolongation of sound by reverberation;" 1660s, "act of resonating;" from Middle French resonance (15c.), from Latin resonantia "echo," from resonare "to sound again" (see resound). Earlier in same sense was resonation (early 15c.).
  • noun reverberation
Example sentences :
  • Every resonance of his house was familiar to Mr Verloc, who was thoroughly domesticated.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • When the distance is too short for the reflecting sound to be heard, we have resonance.
  • Extract from : « Practical Mechanics for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • In this connection the topics of registers and resonance are often combined.
  • Extract from : « The Psychology of Singing » by David C. Taylor
  • The resonance of the mouth cavity is also of great importance.
  • Extract from : « How it Works » by Archibald Williams
  • Might, commented Frank, and then, What about that resonance coil?
  • Extract from : « The Radio Detectives Under the Sea » by A. Hyatt Verrill
  • It was in that same article that told about the resonance coils.
  • Extract from : « The Radio Detectives Under the Sea » by A. Hyatt Verrill
  • It was a woman's voice, with a resonance of wonderful power and beauty.
  • Extract from : « The Knight of Malta » by Eugene Sue
  • The sound heard in seashells and in other hollow bodies is due to resonance.
  • Extract from : « Physics » by Willis Eugene Tower
  • There was a resonance in the voice as though it emerged from hollows underground.
  • Extract from : « Incredible Adventures » by Algernon Blackwood
  • We need em all, he repeated, with the resonance of hard decision.
  • Extract from : « Cursed » by George Allan England

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