REVERBERANT

reverberant

(adjective) having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected; “a reverberant room”; “the reverberant booms of cannon”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

reverberant (comparative more reverberant, superlative most reverberant)

(heraldry, of a lion’s tail) Turned up sigmoidally, with the end pointing outward; reboundant.

Tending to reverberate.

Source: Wiktionary


Re*ver"ber*ant, a. Etym: [L. reverberans, p. pr. : cf. F. réverbérant. See Reverberate.]

Definition: Having the quality of reverberation; reverberating.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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