whispering gallery

n (Architecture) a gallery or dome with acoustic characteristics such that a sound made at one point is audible at distant points

Thesaurus

Noun

whispering gallery - a space beneath a dome or arch in which sounds produced at certain points are clearly audible at certain distant pointswhispering domedome - a hemispherical roof

Translations

whispering gallery

[′wis·pər·iŋ ‚gal·rē] (acoustics) A domed gallery in which weak sounds can be heard at great distances.

whispering gallery, whispering dome

A large dome or vault that reflects sounds (esp. high frequencies) along a large concave surface so that even whispers may be heard some distance away.

AcronymsSeewar game

whispering gallery

noun

Synonyms for whispering gallery

noun a space beneath a dome or arch in which sounds produced at certain points are clearly audible at certain distant points

Synonyms

whispering dome

Related Words

dome

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