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reverberate

[v. ri-vur-buh-reyt; adj. ri-vur-ber-it]

re·ver·ber·ate

[v. ri-vur-buh-reyt; adj. ri-vur-ber-it] verb, -at·ed, -at·ing, adjective
verb (used without object)
1.
to reecho or resound: Her singing reverberated through the house.
2.
Physics. to be reflected many times, as sound waves from the walls of a confined space.
3.
to rebound or recoil.
4.
to be deflected, as flame in a reverberatory furnace.
verb (used with object)
5.
to echo back or reecho (sound).
6.
to cast back or reflect (light, heat, etc.).
7.
to subject to reflected heat, as in a reverberatory furnace.

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Reverberate is always a great word to know.
So is critical mass. Does it mean:
the elasticlike force existing in the surface of a liquid caused by asymmetries in the intermolecular forces between surface molecules
the amount of a given fissionable material necessary to sustain a chain reaction at a constant rate
adjective

Origin:
1540–50; < Latin reverberātus (past participle of reverberāre to strike back). See reverberant, -ate1

re·ver·ber·a·tive [ri-vur-buh-rey-tiv, -ber-uh-] , adjective
re·ver·ber·a·tor, noun
un·re·ver·ber·at·ed, adjective
un·re·ver·ber·at·ing, adjective
un·re·ver·ber·a·tive, adjective


1. carry, ring, rebound, vibrate.

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reverberate (rɪˈvɜːbəˌreɪt)
 
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- + verberāre to beat, from verber a lash]
 
re'verberant
 
adj
 
re'verberative
 
adj
 
re'verberantly
 
adv
 
reverber'ation
 
n

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