Roget's Thesaurus

#408. Resonance

Nouns

resonance; ring etc. v.; ringing, tintinabulation etc. v.; reflexion [Brit.], reflection, reverberation; echo, reecho; zap, zot [Coll.]; buzz (hiss) 409. low note, base note, bass note, flat note, grave note, deep note; bass; basso, basso profondo [It.]; baritone, barytone; contralto. [device to cause resonance] echo chamber, resonator. [ringing in the ears] tinnitus [Med.]. [devices which make a resonating sound] bell, doorbell, buzzer; gong, cymbals (musical instruments) 417. [physical resonance] sympathetic vibrations; natural frequency, coupled vibration frequency; overtone; resonating cavity; sounding board, tuning fork. [electrical resonance] tuning, squelch, frequency selection; resonator, resonator circuit; radio etc.. [chemical resonance] resonant structure, aromaticity, alternating double bonds, non-bonded resonance; pi clouds, unsaturation, double bond, (valence).

Verbs

resound, reverberate, reecho, resonate; ring, jingle, gingle, chink, clink; tink, tinkle; chime; gurgle etc. 405; plash, goggle, echo, ring in the ear.

Adjectives

resounding etc. v.; resonant, reverberant, tinnient, tintinnabulary; sonorous, booming, deep-toned, deep-sounding, deep-mouthed, vibrant; hollow, sepulchral; gruff etc. (harsh) 410.

Phrases

sweet bells jangled, out of time and harsh [Hamlet]; echoing down the mountain and through the dell.

#408a. Nonresonance

Nouns

thud, thump, dead sound; nonresonance; muffled drums, cracked bell; damper; silencer.

Verbs

sound dead; stop the sound, damp the sound, deaden the sound, deaden the reverberations, dampen the reverberations.

Adjectives

nonresonant, dead; dampened, muffled.