resonance (n.)

mid-15c., resonaunce, in acoustics, "prolongation or repetition of sound by reflection, reverberation;" from Old French resonance (15c.) and directly from Latin resonantia "an echo," from resonare "to sound again, sound back" (see resound). Earlier in same sense was resonation (early 15c.). From 1660s as "act of resonating."

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resound (v.)

late 14c., resownen, resounen, of a place, "re-echo, sound back, return an echo; reverberate with," from Anglo-French resuner, Old French resoner "reverberate" (12c., Modern French résonner), from Latin resonare "sound again, resound, echo" (source also of Spanish resonar, Italian risonare), from re- "back, again" (see re-) + sonare "to sound, make a noise" (from PIE root *swen- "to sound").

With unetymological -d- from mid-15c. (compare sound (n.1)). From 1520s of things. Related: Resounded; resounding.

resonate (v.)

"resound, produce or exhibit resonance," 1856, in anatomy; in early use especially of auscultation, from Latin resonatus, past participle of resonare "to sound again" (see resonance). Literal at first; the figurative sense, in reference to feelings, emotions, etc., is by 1978. Related: Resonated; resonating.

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Definitions of resonance

resonance (n.)

an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation;

resonance (n.)

a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system;

resonance (n.)

having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant;

Synonyms: plangency / reverberance / ringing / sonorousness / sonority / vibrancy

resonance (n.)

a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people;

Synonyms: rapport

resonance (n.)

the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities;

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