Reverberant

Pronunciation

• RP enPR: rÄ­vûrʹbÉ™rÉ™nt, IPA: /ɹɪˈvɜːbəɹənt/
• UK enPR: rÄ­vûrʹbÉ™rÉ™nt; IPA: /ɹᵻˈvəːbəɹənt/, /ɹᵻˈvəːbəɹnÌ©t/
• US enPR: rÉ™vÉ™rʹbÉ™rÉ™nt; IPA: /ɹəˈvəɹbəɹənt/, /ɹiˈvəɹbəɹənt/

Origin

Either from the Middle French reverberant (the present participle of reverberer) or from the Latin reverberāns (the present participle of reverberō); compare the French réverbérant, the Italian riverberante, the Portuguese reverberante, and the Spanish reverberante.

Full definition of reverberant

Adjective

1. (heraldry, of a lion’s tail) Turned up sigmoidally, with the end pointing outward; reboundant.
2. Tending to reverberateHis snoring was reverberant.

Derived terms

• reverberantly

Related terms

• reverberance