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Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.

Class III. Words Relating to Matter
Section III. Organic Matter
2. Sensation
(ii) Specific Sounds

408. Resonance.

   NOUN:RESONANCE; ring &c. v.; ringing &c. v.; reflection or reflexion; clangor, bell-note, tintinnabulation, vibration, reverberation.
  low -, base -, bass -, flat -, grave -, deep- note; bass; basso [It.], basso profondo [It.]; barytone or baritone, contralto; pedal point, organ point.
   VERB:RESOUND, reverberate, reëcho; ring, sound, jingle or gingle, chink, clink; tink, tinkle; chime; gurgle [See Faintness]; plash, guggle, echo, ring in the ear.
   ADJECTIVE:RESONANT, reverberant, resounding &c. v.; tinnient [obs.], tintinnabula or tintinnabulary; deep -toned, -sounding, -mouthed; hollow, sepulchral; gruff (harsh) [See Stridor].
   QUOTATIONS:
  1. As when hollow rocks retain The sound of blustering winds.—Milton
  2. The tintinnabulation that so musically wells From the bells.—Poe