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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

  1. verb Of a sound, to bounce off a surface and be heard again; to reverberate.
  2. verb To repeat or reflect someone else's words, opinion, or feeling.
  3. noun A sound reflected back to the listener; also, a repetition of an idea or feeling.

resonance — full definition

  1. noun A rich, echoing quality of sound.
  2. noun The emotional or meaningful impact something has, striking a chord with people.
  3. noun In physics, a sharp increase in the amplitude of vibration when a driving frequency matches a system's natural frequency.

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