repercussion
repercussion is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Mus.) Rapid reiteration of the same sound.
- 2.(Med.) The subsidence of a tumor or eruption by the action of a repellent. Dunglison.
- 3.(Obstetrics) In a vaginal examination, the act of imparting through the uterine wall with the finger a shock to the fetus, so that it bounds upward, and falls back again against the examining finger.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- action
- and
- back
- boomerang
- bounce
- bound
- coefficient
- collision
- contrecoup
- direction
- echo
- elastic
- elasticity
- equal
- every
- fly
- for
- force
- kick
- opposite
- react
- reaction
- reactionary
- reactionist
- rebound
- rebuff
- recalcitrant
- recalcitrate
- recalcitration
- recoil
- reflection
- reflex
- reflexion
- refluent
- reflux
- repercuss
- repercussive
- repulse
- resonance
- restitution
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is repercussion.
- What is rapid reiteration of the same sound called?
- What is the subsidence of a tumor or eruption by the action of a repellent. Dunglison called?
- What is in a vaginal examination, the act of imparting through the uterine wall with the finger a shock to the fetus, so that it bounds upward, and falls back again against the examining finger called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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