resonance.

1. A heightened oscillatory response when a system is driven near one of its natural frequencies.

2. The rich, full, or sustained quality of a sound.

3. A meaningful response evoked through shared feeling, experience, or significance.

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Words that belong together

• mechanical resonance
• resonance frequency

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Resonance amplified the vibration in the support frame.

They shifted the operating frequency to avoid the measured resonance.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular resonance; plural resonances. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.