RESONANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does resonance mean? 

• RESONANCE (noun)
  The noun RESONANCE has 5 senses:

1. an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation

2. a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system

3. having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant

4. a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people

5. the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities

  Familiarity information: RESONANCE used as a noun is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RESONANCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("resonance" is a kind of...):

physical phenomenon (a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy)

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

nuclear resonance (the resonance absorption of a gamma ray by a nucleus identical to the nucleus that emitted the gamma ray)

magnetic resonance (resonance of electrons or atoms or molecules or nuclei to radiation frequencies as a result of space quantization in a magnetic field)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("resonance" is a kind of...):

oscillation; vibration ((physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean)

Derivation:

resonant (characterized by resonance)

resonate (sound with resonance)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

plangency; resonance; reverberance; ringing; sonority; sonorousness; vibrancy

Hypernyms ("resonance" is a kind of...):

quality; timber; timbre; tone ((music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound))

Derivation:

resonant (characterized by resonance)

resonate (sound with resonance)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Synonyms:

rapport; resonance

Hypernyms ("resonance" is a kind of...):

affinity; kinship (a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character)

Derivation:

resonate (be received or understood)

Sense 5

Meaning:

The quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("resonance" is a kind of...):

quality; timber; timbre; tone ((music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound))

Derivation:

resonant (characterized by resonance)

resonate (sound with resonance)

 Context examples 

A continuous probability density distribution which models resonance behavior.

(Cauchy Distribution, NCI Thesaurus)

This is called a spin-orbit resonance, meaning the moon's rotation, or spin, is in sync with its orbit around Saturn.

(Saturn Moon May Hide a 'Fossil' Core or an Ocean, NASA)

The unacceptable distortion of an image due to signal loss that may occur during a radiologic procedure such as magnetic resonance imaging.

(Device Image Artifact Evaluation Result, Food and Drug Administration)

CT scanners, magnetic resonance imaging, etc.

(Device Radiographic Problem Evaluation Result, Food and Drug Administration)

Electron spin resonance analysis can now be used in vivo, including imaging applications such as MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING.

(Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Device problems that result from the gradient induced fields generated during radiologic procedures e.g. magnetic resonance imaging.

(Device Gradient Induced Field Problem Evaluation Result, Food and Drug Administration)

The anhydrous form of gadofosveset, an injectable, intravascular, amphiphilic gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) used with magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) imaging.

(Gadofosveset Trisodium Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)

TRAPPIST-1's seven-planet chain of resonances established a record among known planetary systems, the previous holders being the systems Kepler-80 and Kepler-223, each with four resonant planets.

(Astronomers Confirm Orbital Details of TRAPPIST-1’s Least Understood Planet, NASA)

An orally administered aqueous suspension of silicone-coated, superparamagnetic iron oxide used as a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent.

(Ferumoxsil Oral Suspension, NCI Thesaurus)

A substance being studied as a way of improving magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in diagnosing cancer and finding lymph nodes to which cancer has spread.

(Ferumoxtran-10, NCI Dictionary)