noun🔗ShareThe quality of being resonant."The music hall had a strong resonance, making every note sound full and clear. "soundphysicsmusicqualitysensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA resonant sound, echo, or reverberation, such as that produced by blowing over the top of a bottle."Blowing across the open bottle created a low, humming resonance. "soundphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe sound produced by a hollow body part such as the chest cavity upon auscultation, especially that produced while the patient is speaking."The doctor listened carefully for the resonance in the patient's chest as he spoke. "medicinesoundbodyphysiologyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSomething that evokes an association, or a strong emotion."The old photograph of my grandmother had a deep resonance for me, reminding me of my childhood summers at her house. "sensationemotionmindmusicsoundliteratureartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe increase in the amplitude of an oscillation of a system under the influence of a periodic force whose frequency is close to that of the system's natural frequency."The singer shattered the glass because the note she held created a strong resonance in the glass, causing it to vibrate until it broke. "physicssoundenergyfrequencyphenomenasystemtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA short-lived subatomic particle or state of atomic excitation that results from the collision of atomic particles."After the high-speed collision of the two protons, physicists detected a brief resonance before it decayed into other particles. "physicsenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn increase in the strength or duration of a musical tone produced by sympathetic vibration."The guitar's body added resonance to the plucked string, making the sound richer and last longer. "musicsoundphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe property of a compound that can be visualized as having two structures differing only in the distribution of electrons; mesomerism."The molecule's resonance structure explains why it behaves similarly to both compounds, showing the shared electrons. "chemistrycompoundpropertystructurescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA influence of the gravitational forces of one orbiting object on the orbit of another, causing periodic perturbations."The moon's resonance with Earth causes slight, predictable variations in the tides. "astronomyphysicsspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe condition where the inductive and capacitive reactances have equal magnitude."The circuit's resonance allowed for maximum signal strength, making the radio reception clear. "electronicsphysicsfrequencysignalconditiontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading