Category:Resonance

Res"o*nance (rz"-nans), n. Etym: [cf. F. résonance, l. resonantia an Echo.]

1. The act of resounding; the quality or state of being resonant.

2. (acoustics)

Defn: a prolongation or increase of any sound, eithar by reflection, As in a cavern or apartment the walls of which are not distant enough To return a distinct echo, or by the production of vibrations in Other bodies, as a sounding-board, or the bodies of musical Instruments. Pulmonary resonance (med.), the sound heard on Percussing over the lungs. -- vocal resonance (med.), the sound transmitted to the ear when Auscultation is made while the patient is speaking.