resonance

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation
noun a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system
noun having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant

From Old French resonance (French résonance), from Latin resonantia (“echo”), from resonō (“to resound”).

It was called an Earth Resonance Generator, or ERG. — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau
He waved an arm and spoke with a peculiar resonance. — Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story, H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
"Why do you tremble so?" she asked in her colorless voice, without resonance. — The best short stories of 1920, and the yearbook of the American short story, Unknown

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