whispering gallery
1Whispering gallery — Gallery Gal ler*y, n.; pl. {Galleries}. [F. galerie, It. galleria, fr. LL. galeria gallery, perh. orig., a festal hall, banquetting hall; cf. OF. galerie a rejoicing, fr. galer to rejoice. Cf. {Gallant}, a.] 1. A long and narrow corridor, or… …
2Whispering gallery — Whispering Whis per*ing, a. & n. from {Whisper}. v. t. [1913 Webster] {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… …
3Whispering gallery — A whispering gallery is a gallery beneath a dome or vault or enclosed in a circular or elliptical area in which whispers can be heard clearly in other parts of the building. A whispering gallery is usually constructed in the form of an ellipsoid …
4whispering gallery — šnabždesių galerija statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. whispering gallery vok. Flüstergewölbe, n rus. шепчущая галерея, f pranc. galerie chuchotante, f …
5whispering gallery — noun a space beneath a dome or arch in which sounds produced at certain points are clearly audible at certain distant points • Syn: ↑whispering dome • Hypernyms: ↑dome …
6whispering gallery — a space or gallery beneath a dome or broad arch in which low sounds produced at any of certain points are clearly audible at certain other distant points. [1690 1700] * * * …
7whispering gallery — noun a gallery or dome with acoustic properties such that a faint sound may be heard round its entire circumference …
8whispering gallery — /ˈwɪspərɪŋ gæləri/ (say wispuhring galuhree) noun a gallery or dome in which sounds, however soft, are reflected and can be heard at a considerable distance …
9(the) Whispering Gallery — the Whispering Gallery [the Whispering Gallery] the famous ↑gallery (= a raised platform along the inner wall of a building) that goes all the way round the inside of the ↑dome of ↑St Paul s Cathedral in London …
10Gallery — Gal ler*y, n.; pl. {Galleries}. [F. galerie, It. galleria, fr. LL. galeria gallery, perh. orig., a festal hall, banquetting hall; cf. OF. galerie a rejoicing, fr. galer to rejoice. Cf. {Gallant}, a.] 1. A long and narrow corridor, or place for… …
