SOUND REFLECTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sound reflection mean? 

• SOUND REFLECTION (noun)
  The noun SOUND REFLECTION has 1 sense:

1. the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves

  Familiarity information: SOUND REFLECTION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOUND REFLECTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

echo; replication; reverberation; sound reflection

Context example:

she could hear echoes of her own footsteps

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)