Whispering Gallery (Noun)
Meaning
A space beneath a dome or arch in which sounds produced at certain points are clearly audible at certain distant points.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- In the whispering gallery of St Paul's Cathedral, a visitor can hear a person whispering from across the room as if they were right next to them.
- Tourists flocked to the whispering gallery of the US Capitol to test the unique acoustic effect.
- The architect designed the whispering gallery under the museum's dome to allow visitors to experience the strange phenomenon.
- Loud noises in the whispering gallery of the mosque echoed softly, yet clearly, to those on the other side of the room.
- During the guided tour, the group stopped at the whispering gallery and demonstrated how sounds could carry so far.