resonance
The quality of being resonant.
Other meanings
A resonant sound, echo or reverberation, such as that produced by blowing over the top of a bottle.
The sound produced by a hollow body part such as the chest cavity upon auscultation, especially that produced while the patient is speaking.
Related words
- electron paramagnetic resonance
- electron spin resonance
- magnetic resonance angiography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- magnetic resonance tomography
- nuclear magnetic resonance
- nuclear quadrupole resonance
- resonance box
- resonance effect
- resonance energy
- resonance hybrid
- Schumann resonance
Word history
From Old French "resonance".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “resonance” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.