Res"o*nance (r?z"?-nans), n. [Cf.
F. résonance, L. resonantia an echo.]
1. The act of resounding; the quality or state of
being resonant.
2. (Acoustics) A prolongation or
increase of any sound, either 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.
Res"o*nance, n. An electric
phenomenon corresponding to that of acoustic resonance, due to the
existance of certain relations of the capacity, inductance,
resistance, and frequency of an alternating circuit.
Res"o*nance (r?z"?-nans), n. [Cf.
F. résonance, L. resonantia an echo.]
1. The act of resounding; the quality or state of
being resonant.
2. (Acoustics) A prolongation or
increase of any sound, either 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.
Res"o*nance, n. An electric
phenomenon corresponding to that of acoustic resonance, due to the
existance of certain relations of the capacity, inductance,
resistance, and frequency of an alternating circuit.
