repercussion+of+sound

  • 1Repercussion — Re per*cus sion ( k?sh ?n), n. [L. repercussio: cf. F. r[ e]percussion.] 1. The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation; as, the repercussion of sound. [1913 Webster] Ever echoing back in endless… …

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  • 2repercussion — [rē΄pər kush′ən, rep΄ərkush′ən] n. [L repercussio < pp. of repercutere, to rebound, strike back: see RE & PERCUSSION] 1. Archaic a driving back or being driven back by something resistant; rebound; recoil 2. reflection, as of light or sound;… …

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  • 3Repercussion — Infobox Album | Name = Repercussion Type = Album Artist = The dB s Released = January, 1982 Recorded = George Martin s Air Studios Genre = Power pop, Alternative Length = 38:44 Label = Albion Records Producer = Scott Litt Reviews = * Allmusic… …

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  • 4repercussion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rebound, recoil, impact, reverberation, kick; result, effect. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. consequence, result, effect, reverberation; see result . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [REE… …

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  • 5repercussion — noun 1 repercussions (plural) the results of an action or event, especially a bad one, that continue to have an effect for some time, in complicated and unexpected ways: The break up of communism has had world wide repercussions. 2 (C) technical… …

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  • 6Velocity of Sound — Infobox Album | Name = Velocity of Sound Type = Studio album Artist = The Apples in Stereo Released = October 8 2002 Recorded = January 2 June 6 2002 @ Pet Sounds Recording Studio, Denver, Colorado Genre = Indie pop/Indie rock Length = 28:52… …

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  • 7Echo — Ech o ([e^]k [ o]), n.; pl. {Echoes} ([e^]k [=o]z). [L. echo, Gr. hchw echo, sound, akin to hchh , h^chos, sound, noise; cf. Skr. v[=a][,c] to sound, bellow; perh. akin to E. voice: cf. F. [ e]cho.] 1. A sound reflected from an opposing surface… …

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  • 8Echo organ — Echo Ech o ([e^]k [ o]), n.; pl. {Echoes} ([e^]k [=o]z). [L. echo, Gr. hchw echo, sound, akin to hchh , h^chos, sound, noise; cf. Skr. v[=a][,c] to sound, bellow; perh. akin to E. voice: cf. F. [ e]cho.] 1. A sound reflected from an opposing… …

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  • 9Echo stop — Echo Ech o ([e^]k [ o]), n.; pl. {Echoes} ([e^]k [=o]z). [L. echo, Gr. hchw echo, sound, akin to hchh , h^chos, sound, noise; cf. Skr. v[=a][,c] to sound, bellow; perh. akin to E. voice: cf. F. [ e]cho.] 1. A sound reflected from an opposing… …

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  • 10Echoes — Echo Ech o ([e^]k [ o]), n.; pl. {Echoes} ([e^]k [=o]z). [L. echo, Gr. hchw echo, sound, akin to hchh , h^chos, sound, noise; cf. Skr. v[=a][,c] to sound, bellow; perh. akin to E. voice: cf. F. [ e]cho.] 1. A sound reflected from an opposing… …

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