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resonant

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res⋅o⋅nant

  [rez-uh-nuhnt]
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–adjective
1. resounding or echoing, as sounds: the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.
2. deep and full of resonance: a resonant voice.
3. pertaining to resonance.
4. producing resonance; causing amplification or sustention of sound.
5. pertaining to a system in a state of resonance, esp. with respect to sound.
–noun
6. Phonetics. a vowel or a voiced consonant or semivowel that is neither a stop nor an affricate, as, in English, (m, ng, n, l, r, y, w).
Origin:
1585–95; < L resonant- (s. of resonāns), prp. of resonāre to resound; see -ant

Related forms:
res⋅o⋅nant⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
2. rich, vibrant, sonorant, reverberant.
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res·o·nant   (rěz'ə-nənt)   
adj.  

    1. Strong and deep in tone; resounding: a resonant voice.

    2. Having a lasting presence or effect; enduring: "Cranmer compiled the first Book of Common Prayer, writing some of the most resonant phrases in the English tongue" (Allen D. Boyer).

    3. Strongly reminiscent; evocative: a monument that is resonant of the nation's past glory.

  2. Producing or exhibiting resonance: resonant frequency excitation.

  3. Resulting from or as if from resonance: resonant amplification.

n.  Linguistics A sonorant.

[Latin resonāns, resonant-, present participle of resonāre, to resound; see resound.]
res'o·nant·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: res·o·nant
Pronunciation: 'rez-&n-&nt, 'rez-n&nt
Function: adjective
1 : capable of inducingresonance
2 : relating to or exhibiting resonance
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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