ech·o
ech·o/ˈekō/
noun
- a sound or series of sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener."the walls threw back the echoes of his footsteps"synonyms: reverberation, reverberating, reflection, resounding, ringing, repetition, repeat, reiteration, answer
- a close parallel or repetition of an idea, feeling, style, or event."his love for her found an echo in her own feelings"synonyms: duplicate, copy, replica, facsimile, reproduction, imitation, exact/close likeness, mirror image, twin, double, clone, match, mate, fellow, counterpart, parallel, lookalike, spitting image, ringer, dead ringer
- a person who slavishly repeats the words or opinions of another."Clarendon, whom they reckoned the faithful echo of their master's intentions"
- a code word representing the letter E, used in radio communication.
- a play by a defender of a higher card in a suit followed by a lower one in a subsequent trick, used as a signal to request a further lead of that suit by their partner.
verb
- (of a sound) be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped."their footsteps echoed on the metal catwalks"
- (of an object, movement, or event) be reminiscent of or have shared characteristics with."a blue suit that echoed the color of her eyes"
- send a copy of (an input signal or character) back to its source or to a screen for display."for security reasons, the password will not be echoed to the screen"
- (of a defender) play a higher card followed by a lower one in the same suit, as a signal to request one's partner to lead that suit.
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Jun 2, 2024 · The meaning of ECHO is the repetition of a sound caused by reflection of sound waves. How to use echo in a sentence.
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In audio signal processing and acoustics, an echo is a reflection of sound that arrives at the listener with a delay after the direct sound. The delay is directly proportional to the distance of the reflecting surface from the source and the... Wikipedia
a sound heard again near its source after being reflected. any repetition or close imitation, as of the ideas or opinions of another.
8 days ago · to express or think what someone else has said or thought: Brownell's comments echoed the opinion of the majority of the commission members.
ECHO meaning: 1 : a sound that is a copy of another sound and that is produced when sound waves bounce off a surface (such as a wall); 2 : something (such ...
An echo is a sound caused by a noise being reflected off a surface such as a wall. He listened and heard nothing but the echoes of his own voice in the cave. ...
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definition 1: to produce an echo. The sound of running horses echoed in the canyon. similar words: · resound, ring.
Echo Definition · To repeat (another's words, ideas, etc.) · To repeat or imitate. · To repeat the words, etc. of (another person) · To repeat or reflect (sound) ...