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SOUND REFLECTION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves

Example:

she could hear echoes of her own footsteps

Synonyms:

echo; replication; reverberation; sound reflection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("sound reflection" is a kind of...):

reflection; reflectivity; reflexion (the ability to reflect beams or rays)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sound reflection"):

re-echo (the echo of an echo)

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