resonance.html - n.
1 the reinforcement or prolongation of sound by reflection or synchronous vibration.
2 Mech. a condition in which an object or system is subjected to an oscillating force having a frequency close to its own natural frequency.
3 Chem. the property of a molecule having a structure best represented by two or more forms rather than a single structural formula.
4 Physics a short-lived elementary particle that is an excited state of a more stable particle. [OF f. L resonantia echo (as RESONANT)]

resonance.html - adj.
1 (of sound) echoing, resounding; continuing to sound; reinforced or prolonged by reflection or synchronous vibration.
2 (of a body, room, etc.) tending to reinforce or prolong sounds esp. by synchronous vibration.
3 (often foll. by with) (of a place) resounding.
4 of or relating to resonance.

resonantly adv. [F r

sonnant or L resonare resonant- (as RE-, sonare sound)]

resonance.html - v.intr. produce or show resonance; resound. [L resonare resonat- (as RESONANT)]

resonance.html - n.
Mus.
1 an instrument responding to a single note and used for detecting it in combinations.
2 an appliance for giving resonance to sound or other vibrations.

resonance.html - n.
1 the reinforcement or prolongation of sound by reflection or synchronous vibration.
2 Mech. a condition in which an object or system is subjected to an oscillating force having a frequency close to its own natural frequency.
3 Chem. the property of a molecule having a structure best represented by two or more forms rather than a single structural formula.
4 Physics a short-lived elementary particle that is an excited state of a more stable particle. [OF f. L resonantia echo (as RESONANT)]

resonance.html - adj.
1 (of sound) echoing, resounding; continuing to sound; reinforced or prolonged by reflection or synchronous vibration.
2 (of a body, room, etc.) tending to reinforce or prolong sounds esp. by synchronous vibration.
3 (often foll. by with) (of a place) resounding.
4 of or relating to resonance.

resonantly adv. [F r

sonnant or L resonare resonant- (as RE-, sonare sound)]