"resonant" meaning in English

See resonant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹɛzənənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-resonant.wav Forms: more resonant [comparative], most resonant [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from French résonnant or Latin resonāre (“to resound”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|résonnant}} French résonnant, {{bor|en|la|resonāre||to resound}} Latin resonāre (“to resound”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} resonant (comparative more resonant, superlative most resonant)
  1. Resounding, echoing. Synonyms (resounding): booming Translations (resounding, echoing): ехтящ (ehtjašt) (Bulgarian), резониращ (rezonirašt) (Bulgarian), ressonant (Catalan), αντηχητικός (antichitikós) (Greek), athshondach (Irish), fuaimneach (Irish), resonante (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-resonant-en-adj-5nPrtoMZ Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 41 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 14 46 40 Disambiguation of 'resounding': 97 3 Disambiguation of 'resounding, echoing': 98 2
  2. (electrical, of a circuit) Adjusted as to dimensions so that currents or electric surgings are produced by the passage of electric waves of a given frequency.
    Sense id: en-resonant-en-adj-boHpkMJx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 44 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 41 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 14 46 40 Topics: business, electrical, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: remugient, sonorous Derived forms: microwave resonant cavity thruster

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɛzənənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-resonant.wav Forms: resonants [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French résonnant or Latin resonāre (“to resound”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|résonnant}} French résonnant, {{bor|en|la|resonāre||to resound}} Latin resonāre (“to resound”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} resonant (plural resonants)
  1. (phonetics) A sonorant vowel or consonant. Categories (topical): Phonetics Synonyms: sonorant
    Sense id: en-resonant-en-noun-6hDK8Ov1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 44 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 29 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 41 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 40 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 16 33 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 16 32 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 14 46 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 16 32 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 35 51 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

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