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)

  1. (heraldry, of a lion’s tail) Turned up sigmoidally, with the end pointing outward; reboundant.
  2. Tending to reverberate.
    His snoring was reverberant.

Derived terms


Catalan

Verb

reverberant

  1. present participle of reverberar

Latin

Verb

reverberant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of reverberō
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