ech·o
(ĕḱō)
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ēchō, from Greek ēkhō.]
noun: pl., -oes.
- Repetition of a sound by reflection of sound waves from a surface.
- The sound produced in this manner.
- A repetition or an imitation: a fashion that is an echo of an earlier style.
- A remnant or vestige: found echoes of past civilizations while examining artifacts in the Middle East.
- One who imitates another, as in opinions, speech, or dress.
- A sympathetic response: Their demand for justice found an echo in communities across the nation.
- A consequence or repercussion: Her resignation had echoes throughout the department.
- Repetition of certain sounds or syllables in poetry, as in echo verse.
- Music Soft repetition of a note or phrase.
- Electronics A reflected wave received by a radio or radar.
verb: -oed, -o·ing, -oes.
transitive verb
- To repeat (a sound) by the reflection of sound waves from a surface.
- To repeat or imitate: followers echoing the cries of their leader; events that echoed a previous incident in history.
intransitive verb
- To be repeated by or as if by an echo: The shout echoed off the wall. The speaker's words echoed in her mind.
- To resound with or as if with an echo; reverberate: rooms echoing with laughter.
derivatives
- ech́o·er
- noun
- ech́o·ey
- adjective
synonyms:
echo, reecho, reflect, resound, reverberate These verbs mean to send back the sound of: a cry echoed by the canyon; a cathedral roof reechoing joyous hymns; caves that reflect the noise of footsteps; cliffs resounding the thunder of the ocean; blasting reverberated by quarry walls.
Ech·o
(ĕḱō)
noun
Greek Mythology- A nymph whose unrequited love for Narcissus caused her to pine away until nothing but her voice remained.
