Definition of echo
echoes
alsoechos
1a : the repetition of a sound caused by reflection of sound wavesb : the sound due to such reflection
2a : a repetition or imitation of another : reflectionb : repercussion, resultc : trace, vestiged : response
3 : one who closely imitates or repeats another's words, ideas, or acts
4 : a soft repetition of a musical phrase
5a : the repetition of a received radio signal due especially to reflection of part of the wave from an ionized layer of the atmosphereb (1) : the reflection of transmitted radar signals by an object (2) : the visual indication of this reflection on a radarscope
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Examples of echo in a Sentence
We shouted into the canyon and listened to the echo of our voices.
the echo of footsteps in the hall
His work contains echoes of older and greater poets.
The book's title is an echo of a line from an old folk song.
The crime is a chilling echo of the murders that shocked the city two years ago.
Origin and Etymology of echo
Middle English ecco, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French echo, from Latin, from Greek ēchō; akin to Latin vagire to wail, Greek ēchē sound
Other Physics Terms
echo
Definition of echo
echoed
;echoing
play \ˈe-(ˌ)kō-iŋ, ˈe-kə-wiŋ\intransitive verb
1 : to resound with echoes
2 : to produce an echo
transitive verb
1a : repeat, imitate children echoing their teacher's wordsb : to restate in support or agreement his successor echoed his opinionc : to be reminiscent of : evoke music that echoes an earlier time
2 : to send back (a sound) by the reflection of sound waves
Examples of echo in a Sentence
The music echoed through the church.
Laughter echoed across the lake.
Their voices echoed in the hall.
His warnings are echoed by many other experts in the field.
“It's in Rome.” “In Rome?” she echoed.
Others have echoed her criticisms.
The book's title echoes a line from an old folk song.
The crime echoes last year's shocking murders.
First Known Use of echo
1596
Definition of Echo
: a nymph in Greek mythology who pines away for love of Narcissus until nothing is left of her but her voice
Origin and Etymology of echo
Greek Ēchō
Echo
Definition of Echo
—a communications code word for the letter e
First Known Use of echo
1952
ECHO Defined for English Language Learners
echo
playDefinition of echo for English Language Learners
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: a sound that is a copy of another sound and that is produced when sound waves bounce off a surface (such as a wall)
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: something (such as a feature or quality) that repeats or resembles something else
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: something that is similar to something that happened or existed before
echo
Definition of echo for English Language Learners
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: to be filled with sounds and especially with echoes
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: to fill a space, area, etc., with sounds and especially with echoes
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: to repeat (what someone else has said or written)
ECHO Defined for Kids
Definition of echo for Students
echoes
: the repetition of a sound caused by the reflection of sound waves
Definition of echo for Students
echoed
;echoing
1 : to send back or repeat a sound
2 : to repeat another's words
Medical Dictionary
echo
Medical Definition of echo
echocardiogram; echocardiography
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