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2 definitions found
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Whis·per·ing
,
a. & n.
from
Whisper
.
v. t.
Whispering gallery
,
or
Whispering dome
,
one
of
such
a
form
that
sounds
produced
in
certain
parts
of
it
are
concentrated
by
reflection
from
the
walls
to
another
part
,
so
that
whispers
or
feeble
sounds
are
audible
at
a
much
greater
distance
than
under
ordinary
circumstances
.
The
dome
of
the
U
.
S
.
capitol
building
is
one
example
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
whispering
dome
n
:
a
space
beneath
a
dome
or
arch
in
which
sounds
produced
at
certain
points
are
clearly
audible
at
certain
distant
points
[
syn
:
whispering gallery
]
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