Resonance vs. Dissonance
Difference Between Resonance and Dissonance
Resonancenoun
The quality of being resonant.
Dissonancenoun
A harsh, discordant combination of sounds.
Resonancenoun
A resonant sound, echo, or reverberation, such as that produced by blowing over the top of a bottle.
Dissonancenoun
(music) Conflicting notes that are not overtones of the note or chord sounding.
Resonancenoun
(medicine) The sound produced by a hollow body part such as the chest cavity upon auscultation, especially that produced while the patient is speaking.
Dissonancenoun
A state of disagreement or conflict.
Resonancenoun
(figuratively) Something that evokes an association, or a strong emotion.
Dissonancenoun
a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
Resonancenoun
(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.
Dissonancenoun
the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience;
modern music is just noise to meResonancenoun
(nuclear physics) A short-lived subatomic particle or state of atomic excitation that results from the collision of atomic particles.
Dissonancenoun
disagreeable sounds
Resonancenoun
An increase in the strength or duration of a musical tone produced by sympathetic vibration.
Resonancenoun
(chemistry) The property of a compound that can be visualized as having two structures differing only in the distribution of electrons; mesomerism.
Resonancenoun
(astronomy) A influence of the gravitational forces of one orbiting object on the orbit of another, causing periodic perturbations.
Resonancenoun
(electronics) The condition where the inductive and capacitive reactances have equal magnitude.
Resonancenoun
an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation
Resonancenoun
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
Resonancenoun
having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
Resonancenoun
relation of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people
Resonancenoun
the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities
