Excessive reverberation is undesirable in an auditorium or big hall because it can cause sound to persist and overlap, making speech and music unclear and difficult to understand.
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Reverberation is the persistence of sound in a large hall or auditorium due to repeated reflections off the walls and other surfaces until the sound is reduced to a level where it is no longer audible.
The perception of multiple echoes, caused by successive reflections of sound waves, contributes to the prolonged rumbling or rolling sound characteristic of thunder.
The rolling of thunder is caused by the successive reflections of sound waves from various reflecting surfaces, such as clouds and land, resulting in multiple echoes being heard.
Echoes may be heard more than once due to successive or multiple reflections of sound waves off various reflecting surfaces, such as clouds and land.