the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
<noun.attribute> she could hear echoes of her own footsteps
a remote or indirect consequence of some action
<noun.phenomenon> his declaration had unforeseen repercussions reverberations of the market crash were felt years later
Reverberation \Re*ver`ber*a"tion\, n. [CF. F. r['e]verb['e]ration.] The act of reverberating; especially, the act of reflecting light or heat, or re["e]choing sound; as, the reverberation of rays from a mirror; the reverberation of rays from a mirror; the reverberation of voices; the reverberation of heat or flame in a furnace.
Savisaar told Baker the Estonian government "would be deeply surprised were the incidents in Estonia and Latvia not to find reverberation" in his talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze.
Whatever the cause, the result was a loss of deep bass resonance and a reverberation that can verge on echo.
Additionally, Mr. Johnson has provided a 30-foot-deep chamber that surrounds the hall's upper level with a series of acoustical doors that may be opened or closed, and a set of acoustical curtains that can adjust sonic reverberation.
Savisaar told Baker the Estonian government "would be deeply surprised were the incidents in Estonia and Latvia not to find reverberation" in today's talks.