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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
/ ĕ′ō /
- 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 51Թ Forms
- o· noun
- o· adjective
- dzܳeo verb (used with object) outechoed outechoing
- ܲ·o noun plural subechoes
- ܲ·o adjective
- ܲ·o·Բ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of echo1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of echo1
Example Sentences
Nearly blind, they rely on echolocation - high-pitched sound pulses that bounce off objects and return as echoes - to navigate murky waters.
Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar earlier this week echoed the army account, saying "the IDF did not randomly attack an ambulance".
Similar claims were echoed by Yoon when he tried to justify his short-lived martial law declaration.
It echoes a similar announcement made by Tunisia two years ago, which was swiftly condemned as anti-black racism.
It was an echo of the anti-communist rhetoric that past military dictators and subsequent conservative leaders have frequently invoked against South Korean liberals, who have long been defined by their support for reconciliation with Pyongyang.
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