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resonances

The correct spelling is resonances.

How to pronounce resonances

noun

Say it like: Res-ona-nse-s

The correct spelling is resonances. The quality of being resonant. For example: "2004, When experiments with the first ‘atom-smashers’ took place in the 1950s to 1960s, many short-lived heavier siblings of the proton and neutron, known as ‘resonances’, were discovered. — Frank Close, Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2004, p. 35)"

Usage Examples

2004, When experiments with the first ‘atom-smashers’ took place in the 1950s to 1960s, many short-lived heavier siblings of the proton and neutron, known as ‘resonances’, were discovered. — Frank Close, Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2004, p. 35)

Definition

noun

  1. 1.The quality of being resonant.
  2. 2.A resonant sound, echo, or reverberation, such as that produced by blowing over the top of a bottle.
  3. 3.The sound produced by a hollow body part such as the chest cavity upon auscultation, especially that produced while the patient is speaking.
  4. 4.Something that evokes an association, or a strong emotion.
  5. 5.The increase in the amplitude of an oscillation of a system under the influence of a periodic force whose frequency is close to that of the system's natural frequency.

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