reverberation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
    replication; sound reflection; echo.
    • she could hear echoes of her own footsteps
  2. noun a remote or indirect consequence of some action
    repercussion.
    • his declaration had unforeseen repercussions
    • reverberations of the market crash were felt years later

WordNet

Re*ver`ber*a"tion noun
Etymology
CF. F. réverbération.
Definitions
  1. The act of reverberating; especially, the act of reflecting light or heat, or reëchoing sound; as, the reverberation of rays from a mirror; the reverberation of rays from a mirror; the reverberation of voices; the reverberation of heat or flame in a furnace.

Webster 1913