macalla — meaning in English
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English meaning
- echo verb Of a sound, to bounce off a surface and be heard again; to reverberate.
- resonance noun A rich, echoing quality of sound.
- reverberate verb To cause (a sound) to be (repeatedly) bounced against one or more surfaces; to re-echo.
- reverberation noun A violent oscillation or vibration.
Senses
macalla is used for these senses in English:
- echo A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.
- resonance (countable) A resonant sound, echo, or reverberation, such as that produced by blowing over the top of a bottle.
- reverberation An echo, or a series of overlapping echoes.
- reverberation The reflection of light or heat; a reflection in, or as though in, a mirror.
echo — full definition
- verb Of a sound, to bounce off a surface and be heard again; to reverberate.
- verb To repeat or reflect someone else's words, opinion, or feeling.
- noun A sound reflected back to the listener; also, a repetition of an idea or feeling.
resonance — full definition
- noun A rich, echoing quality of sound.
- noun The emotional or meaningful impact something has, striking a chord with people.
- noun In physics, a sharp increase in the amplitude of vibration when a driving frequency matches a system's natural frequency.