RESONANCE

Resonance

In physics, resonance is the tendency of a system to oscillate with greater amplitude at some frequencies than at others. Frequencies at which the response amplitude is a relative maximum are known as the system's resonant frequencies, or resonance frequencies. At these frequencies, even small periodic driving forces can produce large amplitude oscillations, because the system stores vibrational energy.

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resonance

Noun

  1. The condition of being resonant.
  2. A resonant sound, echo
  3. Something that evokes an association, or a strong emotion.
  4. 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. A short-lived subatomic particle that cannot be observed directly.
  6. An increase in the strength or duration of a musical tone produced by sympathetic vibration.
  7. The property of a compound that can be visualized as having two structures differing only in the distribution of electrons.


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