resonance

  1. Noun.  The condition of being resonant.
  2. Noun.  A resonant sound, echo.
  3. Noun.  (figuratively) Something that evokes an association, or a strong emotion.
  4. Noun.  (physics) The increase in the amplitude of an oscillation of a system under the influence of a periodic force whose frequency is close to that of the system's natural frequency.
  5. Noun.  (context, nuclear physics) A short-lived subatomic particle that cannot be observed directly.
  6. Noun.  An increase in the strength or duration of a musical tone produced by sympathetic vibration.
  7. Noun.  (chemistry) The property of a compound that can be visualized as having two structures differing only in the distribution of electrons.

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