reverberation
[ C ]
a machine that is used to add effects to recorded sound :
On many spring driven reverbs, when you switch them off, the reverb signal dies immediately.
I use a 60 watt Rivera combo with a Twin Reverb.
The most common mixer effects are reverbs and delays.
The thunder's reverb rattled around the narrow valley.

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Sound & its properties
acoustically
acoustician
anechoic
anti-noise
aurally
binaural
echo
HD
high def
high definition
monaural
monaurally
mono
quadraphonic
reverberate
sonic
soundscape
thunder
twangy
unlistenable

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Sound and image recordings
Amplifiers, microphones & speakers

reverbnoun (EFFECT)

[ C or U ]
an effect that spreads and affects a lot of people:
Things that happen in one place can have a reverb in another.
His story has reverb around the story of immigrants and the children of immigrants.

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Outcomes and consequences
adverse effect
adversely affected
aftereffect
aftermath
age
corollary
end result
exercise in something
fallout
first fruit
implication
ironic
irony
put something to bedidiom
ramification
repercussion
resultant
resultantly
sequel
éclat
reverb
verb
 informaluk /rɪˈvɜːb/ us /ˈriː.vɝːb/

reverbverb (SOUND)

[ I ]
If sound reverbs, it shakes or echoes(= repeats). :
Sound bounced off the concrete floors and reverbed off the walls.
Their words reverbed through big speakers.
[ Tusually passive ]
If sounds are reverbed, they are made to reverberate(= shake or repeat) using a special machine. :
The guitars are reverbed and the bass is playful.
The song was recorded solo with reverbed electric guitar.
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