Resonance

Noun

 * 1) The condition of being resonant.
 * 2) A resonant sound, echo
 * 3)  Something that evokes an association, or a strong emotion.
 * 4)  The increase in the amplitude of an oscillation of a system under the influence of a periodic force whose frequency is close to that of the system's natural frequency.
 * 5)  A short-lived subatomic particle that cannot be observed directly.
 * 6) An increase in the strength or duration of a musical tone produced by sympathetic vibration.
 * 7)  The property of a compound that can be visualized as having two structures differing only in the distribution of electrons.

Related terms

 * resonate
 * resonator
 * resonant

Thesaurus
amplitude, antinode, crest, de Broglie wave, diffraction, electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, fluctuation, frequency, frequency band, frequency spectrum, guided wave, harmonic motion, in phase, interference, libration, light, longitudinal wave, mechanical wave, node, nutation, oscillation, out of phase, pendulation, period, periodic wave, periodicity, radio wave, ray, reinforcement, resonance frequency, seismic wave, shock wave, sound wave, surface wave, tidal wave, transverse wave, trough, vacillation, vibrancy, vibratility, vibration, wave, wave equation, wave motion, wave number, wavelength, wavering