Resonance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation

a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɛzənəns/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɛzənəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɛzənəns/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɛzənəns/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sonorousness rapport ringing reverberance plangency sonority vibrancy

Word Forms

resonant	adjective	characterized by resonance
resonate	verb	sound with resonance
plangent	adjective	loud and resounding
reverberant	adjective	having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected
reverberate	verb	ring or echo with sound
ring	verb	ring or echo with sound
sonorous	adjective	full and loud and deep
vibrate	verb	sound with resonance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Resonanz

ein angeregter Zustand eines stabilen Teilchens, der ein scharfes Maximum in der Absorptionswahrscheinlichkeit elektromagnetischer Strahlung verursacht

🇫🇷French

résonance

un état excité d'une particule stable provoquant un maximum brutal dans la probabilité d'absorption du rayonnement électromagnétique

🇪🇸Spanish

resonancia

un estado excitado de una partícula estable que causa un máximo brusco en la probabilidad de absorción de radiación electromagnética

🇮🇹Italian

risonanza

uno stato eccitato di una particella stabile che provoca un netto massimo nella probabilità di assorbimento della radiazione elettromagnetica

🇳🇱Dutch

resonantie

een aangeslagen toestand van een stabiel deeltje dat een scherp maximum veroorzaakt in de waarschijnlijkheid van absorptie van elektromagnetische straling

🇵🇹Portuguese

ressonância

um estado excitado de uma partícula estável causando um máximo acentuado na probabilidade de absorção de radiação eletromagnética

🇷🇺Russian

резонанс

возбужденное состояние стабильной частицы, вызывающее резкий максимум вероятности поглощения электромагнитного излучения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गूंज

एक स्थिर कण की उत्तेजित अवस्था जिससे विद्युत चुम्बकीय विकिरण के अवशोषण की संभावना तीव्र अधिकतम हो जाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুরণন

একটি স্থিতিশীল কণার একটি উত্তেজিত অবস্থা যা ইলেক্ট্রোম্যাগনেটিক বিকিরণ শোষণের সম্ভাব্যতাকে তীক্ষ্ণ সর্বোচ্চ ঘটায়

🇮🇳Tamil

அதிர்வு

ஒரு நிலையான துகள்களின் உற்சாகமான நிலை, மின்காந்த கதிர்வீச்சை உறிஞ்சுவதற்கான நிகழ்தகவில் கூர்மையான அதிகபட்சத்தை ஏற்படுத்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రతిధ్వని

విద్యుదయస్కాంత వికిరణం యొక్క శోషణ సంభావ్యతలో పదునైన గరిష్టాన్ని కలిగించే స్థిరమైన కణం యొక్క ఉత్తేజిత స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

अनुनाद

स्थिर कणाची उत्तेजित अवस्था ज्यामुळे विद्युत चुंबकीय किरणोत्सर्गाच्या शोषणाच्या संभाव्यतेत तीक्ष्ण कमाल होते

🇮🇳Gujarati

પડઘો

ઇલેક્ટ્રોમેગ્નેટિક રેડિયેશનના શોષણની સંભાવનામાં તીવ્ર મહત્તમ પરિણમે સ્થિર કણોની ઉત્તેજિત સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುರಣನ

ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ಕಾಂತೀಯ ವಿಕಿರಣವನ್ನು ಹೀರಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಸಂಭವನೀಯತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣವಾದ ಗರಿಷ್ಠವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುವ ಸ್ಥಿರ ಕಣದ ಉತ್ಸಾಹಭರಿತ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുരണനം

വൈദ്യുതകാന്തിക വികിരണം ആഗിരണം ചെയ്യാനുള്ള സാധ്യതയിൽ മൂർച്ചയുള്ള പരമാവധി കാരണമാകുന്ന സ്ഥിരതയുള്ള ഒരു കണത്തിൻ്റെ ആവേശകരമായ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੂੰਜ

ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰੋਮੈਗਨੈਟਿਕ ਰੇਡੀਏਸ਼ਨ ਦੇ ਜਜ਼ਬ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸੰਭਾਵਨਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਤਿੱਖੀ ਅਧਿਕਤਮ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਇੱਕ ਸਥਿਰ ਕਣ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਉਤੇਜਿਤ ਅਵਸਥਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

گونج

ایک مستحکم ذرہ کی پرجوش حالت جس سے برقی مقناطیسی تابکاری کے جذب ہونے کے امکان میں زیادہ سے زیادہ اضافہ ہوتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

谐振

稳定粒子的激发态，导致电磁辐射吸收概率出现急剧最大值

🇯🇵Japanese

共振

電磁放射線の吸収確率に鋭い最大値を引き起こす安定した粒子の励起状態

🇰🇷Korean

공명

전자기 방사선의 흡수 확률이 급격히 최대화되는 안정한 입자의 들뜬 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cộng hưởng

trạng thái kích thích của một hạt ổn định gây ra xác suất hấp thụ bức xạ điện từ cực đại

🇹🇭Thai

เสียงก้อง

สถานะตื่นเต้นของอนุภาคเสถียรทำให้เกิดความน่าจะเป็นสูงสุดในการดูดซับรังสีแม่เหล็กไฟฟ้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

resonansi

keadaan tereksitasi dari partikel stabil yang menyebabkan kemungkinan maksimum penyerapan radiasi elektromagnetik

🇲🇾Malay

resonans

keadaan teruja zarah yang stabil menyebabkan maksimum mendadak dalam kebarangkalian penyerapan sinaran elektromagnet

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صدى

حالة مثارة لجسيم مستقر تسبب حدًا أقصى حادًا في احتمال امتصاص الإشعاع الكهرومغناطيسي

🇮🇷Persian

رزونانس

حالت برانگیخته یک ذره پایدار که باعث ایجاد حداکثر شدید در احتمال جذب تابش الکترومغناطیسی می شود.

🇹🇷Turkish

rezonans

elektromanyetik radyasyonun emilme olasılığında keskin bir maksimuma neden olan kararlı bir parçacığın uyarılmış durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְהוּדָה

מצב נרגש של חלקיק יציב הגורם למקסימום חד בהסתברות לקליטת קרינה אלקטרומגנטית

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What is the primary definition of the word 'resonance'?

The primary meaning of 'resonance' is 'an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'resonance' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'resonance' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'resonance' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'resonance' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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