Ech·o ( k  )n. Greek Mythology A nymph whose unrequited love for Narcissus caused her to pine away until nothing but her voice remained. |
| ech·o (k) n. pl. ech·oes 1. a. Repetition of a sound by reflection of sound waves from a surface. b. The sound produced in this manner. 2. A repetition or an imitation: a fashion that is an echo of an earlier style. 3. A remnant or vestige: found echoes of past civilizations while examining artifacts in the Middle East. 4. One who imitates another, as in opinions, speech, or dress. 5. A sympathetic response: Their demand for justice found an echo in communities across the nation. 6. A consequence or repercussion: Her resignation had echoes throughout the department. 7. Repetition of certain sounds or syllables in poetry, as in echo verse. 8. Music Soft repetition of a note or phrase. 9. Electronics A reflected wave received by a radio or radar. v. ech·oed, ech·o·ing, ech·oes v.tr. 1. To repeat (a sound) by the reflection of sound waves from a surface. 2. To repeat or imitate: followers echoing the cries of their leader; events that echoed a previous incident in history. v.intr. 1. To be repeated by or as if by an echo: The shout echoed off the wall. The speaker's words echoed in her mind. 2. To resound with or as if with an echo; reverberate: rooms echoing with laughter. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin  ch, from Greek kh.]ech o·er n.ech o·ey adj.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. |
echo
Noun
pl -oes
1.
a. the reflection of sound by a solid object
b. a sound reflected by a solid object
2. a repetition or imitation of someone else's opinions
3. something that brings back memories: an echo of the past
4. the signal reflected back to a radar transmitter by an object
Verb
[-oing, -oed]
1. (of a sound) to be reflected off an object in such a way that it can be heard again
2. (of a place) to be filled with a sound and its echoes: the church echoed with singing
3. (of people) to repeat or imitate (what someone else has said): his conclusion echoed that of Jung [Greek ēkhō]
echoing adj
| echo (k) 1. 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. 2. 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. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  echo - the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves; "she could hear echoes of her own footsteps"re-echo - the echo of an echo |
| 2. | Echo - (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks nymph - (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water" | |
| 3. | echo - a reply that repeats what has just been said echolalia - an infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others | |
| 4. | echo - a reflected television or radio or radar beam electronics - the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices | |
| 5. | echo - a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.; "his contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau"; "Napoleon III was an echo of the mighty Emperor but an infinitely better man" | |
| 6. | echo - an imitation or repetition; "the flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life" imitation - copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else | |
| Verb | 1. | echo - to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders" recite - repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day" cuckoo - repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call reecho - repeat back like an echo parrot - repeat mindlessly; "The students parroted the teacher's words" regurgitate, reproduce - repeat after memorization; "For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information" |
| 2. | echo - ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter" consonate - sound in sympathy reecho - repeat or return an echo again or repeatedly; send (an echo) back reecho - echo repeatedly, echo again and again bong - ring loudly and deeply; "the big bell bonged" | |
| 3. | echo - call to mind; "His words echoed John F. Kennedy" resemble - appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to; "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work" |
echo
Translations
n echo [ˈekəu]
the repeating of a sound caused by its striking a surface and coming back The children shouted loudly in the cave so that they could hear the echoes. eggo صَدى отзвук ozvěna ekko; genlyd das Echo ηχώ,α ντίλαλος eco kaja پژواک؛ انعکاس صدا kaiku écho הֵד प्रतिध्वनि jeka visszhang gema bergmál eco 反響 메아리 aidas atbalss gema weerklank ekko, gjenlyd echo eco ecou эхо ozvena odmev odjek eko เสียงก้อง yankı 回聲 луна آواز کی گونج tiếng vang 回声
v – past tense ˈechoed –
1 to send back an echo or echoes The cave was echoing with shouts; The hills echoed his shout. weergalm يَرُدُّ الصَّدى ехо vracet, odrážet ekkoe; give genlyd (wider)hallen αντηχώ, αντιλαλώ hacer eco, resonar (vastu) kajama پژواک کردن؛ منعکس کردن صدا kaikua, toistaa kaikuna renvoyer לְהַדהֵד प्रतिध्वनि odjekivati visszhangzik menggemakan bergmála echeggiare, fare eco 反響する 울려퍼지다; 반향시키다 (at)aidėti, atkartoti aidu atbalsot; atbalsoties bergema weerklinken kaste tilbake, gjenlyde rozbrzmiewać echem ecoar a răsuna отдаваться эхом ozývať sa odmevati odjekivati eka ทำเสียงก้อง yankılanmak 發出回聲 відбивати(ся) луною آواز کی گونج کو واپس کرنا vang lại 发出回声
2 to repeat (a sound or a statement) She always echoes her husband's opinion. weerklank, herhaal يُعيدُ، يُرَدِّدُ повтарям papouškovat gentage nachsprechen επαναλαμβάνω repetir kajana kordama تکرار کردن؛ تقلید کردن toistaa kaikuna faire écho à לַחֲזוֹר כְּהֵד प्रतिध्वनित करना odzvanjati visszhangoz membeo herma eftir; endurtaka ripetere くり返す (남의 말을) 고스란히 흉내내다 kartoti atdarināt (skaņu); atkārtot (domu) ulang echoa an gjenta, snakke etter munnen powtarzać za repetir a repeta вторить opakovať ponavljati ponavljati upprepa som ett eko ซ้ำ ๆ tekrarlamak 重複 вторити, повторювати کسی کے قول کو دہرانا lặp lại 重复
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