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echo
[ ek-oh ]
noun
- a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- a sound heard again near its source after being reflected.
- any repetition or close imitation, as of the ideas or opinions of another.
- a person who reflects or imitates another.
- a sympathetic or identical response, as to sentiments expressed.
- a lingering trace or effect.
- (initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. a mountain nymph who pined away for love of the beautiful youth Narcissus until only her voice remained.
- Cards. the play of a high card and then a low card in the suit led by one's partner as a signal to continue leading the suit, as in bridge, or to lead a trump, as in whist.
- Electronics. the reflection of a radio wave, as in radar or the like.
- (initial capital letter) U.S. Aerospace. one of an early series of inflatable passive communications satellites.
- a word used in communications to represent the letter E.
verb (used without object)
- to emit an echo; resound with an echo:
The hall echoed with cheers.
Synonyms: ,
- to be repeated by or as by an echo:
Shouts echoed through the street.
Synonyms: ,
verb (used with object)
- to repeat by or as by an echo; emit an echo of:
The hall echoes the faintest sounds.
- to repeat or imitate the words, sentiments, etc., of (a person).
- to repeat or imitate (words, sentiments, etc.).
echo
1/ ˈɛəʊ /
noun
- the reflection of sound or other radiation by a reflecting medium, esp a solid object
- the sound so reflected
- a repetition or imitation, esp an unoriginal reproduction of another's opinions
- something that evokes memories, esp of a particular style or era
- sometimes plural an effect that continues after the original cause has disappeared; repercussion
the echoes of the French Revolution
- a person who copies another, esp one who obsequiously agrees with another's opinions
- the signal reflected by a radar target
- the trace produced by such a signal on a radar screen
- the repetition of certain sounds or syllables in a verse line
- the quiet repetition of a musical phrase
- Also calledecho organecho stop a manual or stop on an organ that controls a set of quiet pipes that give the illusion of sounding at a distance
- an electronic effect in recorded music that adds vibration or resonance
verb
- to resound or cause to resound with an echo
the cave echoed their shouts
- intr (of sounds) to repeat or resound by echoes; reverberate
- tr (of persons) to repeat (words, opinions, etc), in imitation, agreement, or flattery
- tr (of things) to resemble or imitate (another style, earlier model, etc)
- tr (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
Echo
2/ ˈɛəʊ /
noun
- either of two US passive communications satellites, the first of which was launched in 1960
Echo
3/ ˈɛəʊ /
noun
- Greek myth a nymph who, spurned by Narcissus, pined away until only her voice remained
Echo
4/ ˈɛəʊ /
noun
- communications code word for the letter e
echo
- A repeated sound that is caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface. The sound is heard more than once because of the time difference between the initial production of the sound waves and their return from the reflecting surface.
- A wave that carries a signal and is reflected. Echoes of radio signals (carried by electromagnetic waves) are used in radar to detect the location or velocity of distant objects.
Derived Forms
- ˈ-ˌ, adjective
- ˈǾԲ, adjective
- ˈDZ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- o· noun
- o· adjective
- dzܳeo verb (used with object) outechoed outechoing
- ܲ·o noun plural subechoes
- ܲ·o adjective
- ܲ·o·Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of echo1
Word History and Origins
Origin of echo1
Example Sentences
“It was a lot of disorder and chaos,” Byers told The Times before a recent settlement, echoing claims in her lawsuit.
He added that “it is not lost on me how close I was to death,” echoing details from his interview with THR, including that doctors were doubtful he would speak or walk again.
I get an uneasy feeling, searching for her echo in these galleries, like she doesn’t want to be found there.
Astle echoes this sentiment: “We can validate our feelings without making decisions from them.”
Hernandez echoed this a moment later, adding, “For an indie film like this, the first weekend’s crucial. It means a lot to this movie, this kind of movie, these stories being told.”
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