reverberant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Turned up sigmoidally, with the end pointing outward; reboundant.
Tending to reverberate.

Pronunciation

rĭvûrʹbərənt /ɹɪˈvɜːbəɹənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reverberant.wav rəvərʹbərənt rēvərʹbərənt /ɹəˈvɝbəɹənt/ /ɹiˈvɝbəɹənt/

Word forms

reverberant more reverberant most reverberant

Etymology

From Middle French reverberant (present participle of reverberer), or directly from Latin reverberāns (present participle of reverberō); compare French réverbérant, Italian riverberante, Portuguese reverberante, and Spanish reverberante.

Related words

reverberance

Derived words

reverberantly

← reverbatories
← reverbatory
← reverbed
← reverberance
← reverberances

reverberantly →
reverberate →
reverberated →
reverberates →
reverberatest →

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