reverberant
See also: réverbérant
English
Etymology
Either from the Middle French reverberant (the present participle of reverberer) or from the Latin reverberāns (the present participle of reverberō); compare the French réverbérant, the Italian riverberante, the Portuguese reverberante, and the Spanish reverberante.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: rĭvûrʹbərənt, IPA(key): /ɹɪˈvɜːbəɹənt/
- (General American) enPR: rəvərʹbərənt, rēvərʹbərənt; IPA(key): /ɹəˈvɝbəɹənt/, /ɹiˈvɝbəɹənt/
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.
- His snoring was reverberant.
Derived terms
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