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Webster 1913 Edition
Resonance
Res′o-nance
(r?z′?-nans)
, Noun.
[Cf. F.
résonance
, L. resonantia
an echo.] 1.
The act of resounding; the quality or state of being resonant.
2.
(Acoustics)
A prolongation or increase of any sound, either by reflection, as in a cavern or apartment the walls of which are not distant enough to return a distinct echo, or by the production of vibrations in other bodies, as a sounding-board, or the bodies of musical instruments.
Pulmonary resonance
(Med.)
, the sound heard on percussing over the lungs.
– Vocal resonance
(Med.)
, the sound transmitted to the ear when auscultation is made while the patient is speaking.
Webster 1828 Edition
Resonance
RES'ONANCE
,Noun.
1.
A resounding; a sound returned from the sides of a hollow instrument of music; reverberated sound or sounds.2.
A sound returned.