resonance
[ rez-uh-nuh ns ]
/ ˈrɛz ə nəns /
noun
Origin of resonance
OTHER WORDS FROM resonance
hy·per·res·o·nance, nounWords nearby resonance
British Dictionary definitions for hyperresonance
resonance
/ (ˈrɛzənəns) /
noun
Word Origin for resonance
C16: from Latin
resonāre to
resound
Medical definitions for hyperresonance (1 of 2)
hyperresonance
[ hī′pər-rĕz′ə-nəns ]
n.
Greater than normal resonance, often of a lower pitch, on percussion of the body.
Medical definitions for hyperresonance (2 of 2)
resonance
[ rĕz′ə-nəns ]
n.
The sound produced by diagnostic percussion of the normal chest.
Intensification of vocal tones during articulation, as by the air cavities of the mouth and nasal passages.
Intensification and prolongation of sound produced by sympathetic vibration.
The property of a compound having simultaneously the characteristics of two or more structural forms that differ only in the distribution of electrons.
Scientific definitions for hyperresonance
resonance
[ rĕz′ə-nəns ]
Oscillation induced in a physical system when it is affected by another system that is itself oscillating at the right frequency. For example, a swing will swing to greater heights if each consecutive push on it is timed to be in rhythm with the initial swing. Radios are tuned to pick up one radio frequency rather than another using a resonant circuit that resonates strongly with the incoming signal at only a narrow band of frequencies. The soundboards of musical instruments, contrastingly, are designed to resonate with a large range of frequencies produced by the instrument. See also harmonic motion.