resonance vs tone color

resonance

noun
  • A resonant sound, echo, or reverberation, such as that produced by blowing over the top of a bottle. 

  • A short-lived subatomic particle or state of atomic excitation that results from the collision of atomic particles. 

  • 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. 

  • The property of a compound that can be visualized as having two structures differing only in the distribution of electrons. 

  • An increase in the strength or duration of a musical tone produced by sympathetic vibration. 

  • Something that evokes an association, or a strong emotion; something that strikes a chord. 

  • The sound produced by a hollow body part such as the chest cavity upon auscultation, especially that produced while the patient is speaking. 

  • A influence of the gravitational forces of one orbiting object on the orbit of another, causing periodic perturbations. 

  • The condition where the inductive and capacitive reactances have equal magnitude. 

  • A quality of human relationship with the world. 

  • The quality of being resonant. 

tone color

noun
  • Synonym of timbre (“quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume”) 

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