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noun, a) the reflection of sound or other radiation by a reflecting medium, esp a solid object b) the sound so reflected
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echo
- 1) noun, a) the reflection of sound or other radiation by a reflecting medium, esp a solid object b) the sound so reflected
- 2) noun, a repetition or imitation, esp an unoriginal reproduction of another's opinions
- 3) noun, something that evokes memories, esp of a particular style or era
- 4) noun, an effect that continues after the original cause has disappeared; repercussion
- 5) noun, a person who copies another, esp one who obsequiously agrees with another's opinions
- 6) noun, a) the signal reflected by a radar target b) the trace produced by such a signal on a radar screen
- 7) noun, the repetition of certain sounds or syllables in a verse line
- 8) noun, the quiet repetition of a musical phrase
- 9) noun, Also called: echo organ or echo stop a manual or stop on an organ that controls a set of quiet pipes that give the illusion of sounding at a distance
- 10) noun, an electronic effect in recorded music that adds vibration or resonance
- 11) verb, to resound or cause to resound with an echo
- 12) verb, (of sounds) to repeat or resound by echoes; reverberate
- 13) verb, (of persons) to repeat (words, opinions, etc), in imitation, agreement, or flattery
- 14) verb, (of things) to resemble or imitate (another style, earlier model, etc)
- 15) verb, (of a computer) to display (a character) on the screen of a visual display unit as a response to receiving that character from a keyboard entry
Etymology
C14: via Latin from Greek ēkhō; related to Greek ēkhē sound
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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Synonyms
reflection, suggestion, reverberate, ring, repetition, answer, resonance, resounding, copy, clone, reproduction, imitation, duplicate, double, reiterate, reminder, trace, hint, recollection, vestige, evocation, intimation, repeat, resound, resonate, recall, reflect, mirror, resemble, reproduce, parrot, imitate, ape
The echo was awesome!
Very nice illustration. Better would have been demonstration of a genuine echo, as in the country across from a cliff or in the city across from a building.
A voice bouncing back. Well Done. The example was great.