̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈrāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English reverberacioun, from Middle French reverberation, from Medieval Latin reverberation-, reverberatio, from Latin reverberatus (past participle) + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. obsolete : the fact of being sent forcibly back (as by or after impact)
b. : a reflecting of something (as light or heat) ; also : the repetitive effect or impact resulting from such reflecting
2. obsolete : the reflecting action of some medium or body
3. : an act of reverberating
the reverberation of voices in the narrow corridor
as
a. : an act of reflecting radiation (as sound, heat, or light) ; also : the reflected condition of such radiation
b. : subjection to the action of a reverberatory furnace
4. : something that is reverberated: as
a. : a sound persisting because of repeated reflections after the source has been cut off — distinguished from echo ; compare residual sound
b. : a reflected light or color