reverberant
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bər adjective
reverberating; reechoing: the reverberant booms of cannon.
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reverberate (rɪˈvɜːbəˌreɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) to resound or re-echo: the explosion reverberated through the castle |
| 2. | to reflect or be reflected many times |
| 3. | (intr) to rebound or recoil |
| 4. | (intr) (of the flame or heat in a reverberatory furnace) to be deflected onto the metal or ore on the hearth |
| 5. | (tr) to heat, melt, or refine (a metal or ore) in a reverberatory furnace |
| [C16: from Latin reverberāre to strike back, from | |
| re'verberant | |
| —adj | |
| re'verberative | |
| —adj | |
| re'verberantly | |
| —adv | |
| reverber'ation | |
| —n | |
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Reverberant
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Example sentences
For the diffuse acoustic excitation, the acoustic field was characterized using several microphones in the reverberant room.
Even if you buy nothing, the reverberant acoustics and filtered light in any arcade make a stroll-through a worthwhile excursion.
The sample was placed in the opening between the reverberant room and the semi-anechoic room.
The hall sounds large and reverberant, and the digital recording has a vividness that is almost intrusive.
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