resonance

Roget category 408

3. Words relating to matter
› 3.3. Organic matter
›› 3.3.2. Sensation

#408. Resonance

noun

resonance — ring etc. v. — ringing, tintinabulation etc. v. — reflexion [Brit.], reflection, reverberation — echo, reecho — zap, zot [Coll.] — buzz (hiss) 409.
low note, base note, bass note, flat note, grave note, deep note — bass — basso, basso profondo [It] — baritone, barytone^† — contralto.
[device to cause resonance] echo chamber, resonator.
[ringing in the ears] tinnitus [Med.].
[devices which make a resonating sound] bell, doorbell, buzzer — gong, cymbals (musical instruments) 417.
[physical resonance] sympathetic vibrations — natural frequency, coupled vibration frequency — overtone — resonating cavity — sounding board, tuning fork.
[electrical resonance] tuning, squelch, frequency selection — resonator, resonator circuit — radio &c.. [chemical resonance] resonant structure, aromaticity, alternating double bonds, non-bonded resonance — pi clouds, unsaturation, double bond, (valence).

verb

resound, reverberate, reecho, resonate — ring, jingle, gingle^†, chink, clink — tink^†, tinkle — chime — gurgle etc. 405 — plash, goggle, echo, ring in the ear.

adjective

resounding etc. v. — resonant, reverberant, tinnient^†, tintinnabulary — sonorous, booming, deep-toned, deep-sounding, deep-mouthed, vibrant — hollow, sepulchral — gruff etc. (harsh) 410.

phrase

sweet bells jangled, out of time and harsh" [Hamlet]; echoing down the mountain and through the echoing down the mountain and through the dell.

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