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resonant

adjective

  1. able to resonate
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛzənənt/

adj

Etymology: Borrowed from French résonnant or Latin resonantem.

  1. Resounding, echoing.

    “From across the valley came the resonant sound of a distant church bell.”

    “strike a resonant note”

  2. Adjusted as to dimensions so that currents or electric surgings are produced by the passage of electric waves of a given frequency.

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from French résonnant or Latin resonantem.

  1. A sonorant vowel or consonant.
  2. A sonorant vowel or consonant.