different between reverberations vs reverberation

English

Noun

reverberations

1. plural of reverberation

English

Alternative forms

• reverbation (rare)

Etymology

From Old French reverberation, from Medieval Latin reverberatio.Morphologically reverberate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i?v??(?)b??e???n/, /???v??(?)b??e???n/, /???v??(?)b??e???n/

Noun

reverberation (countable and uncountable, plural reverberations)

1. A violent oscillation or vibration.

   The discomfort caused by the bat's reverberation surprised Tommy.

2. An echo, or a series of overlapping echoes.

   The reverberation that followed Marilyn's shout filled the cavern.

3. The reflection of light or heat; a reflection in, or as though in, a mirror.

   Like the several reverberations of the same image from two opposite looking glasses.

4. (chiefly in the plural) An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event; a repercussion.

   Reverberations from the Vietnam war affect our society to this day.

Translations

References

• John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “reverberation”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN