Noun: reverberation ri,vur-bu'rey-shun
- The repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
"she could hear reverberations of her own footsteps";
- echo, sound reflection, replication
- A remote or indirect consequence of some action
"reverberations of the market crash were felt years later";
- repercussion
Derived forms: reverberations
Type of: consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, reflection, reflectivity, reflexion [Brit], result, upshot
Encyclopedia: Reverberation