English Dictionary
Definition of “echo”
echo (ˈɛkəʊ
)
Definitions
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 called echo organecho stopa 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
Alternative Forms
ˈechoing adjective ˈecholess adjective ˈecho-ˌlike adjective Word Origin
C14: via Latin from Greek ēkhō; related to Greek ēkhē sound
Synonyms
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recall,
reflect,
copy,
mirror,
resemble,
reproduce,
parrot,
imitate,
reiterate,
ape,
1Echo1 (ˈɛkəʊ)
Definitions
noun
- either of two US passive communications satellites, the first of which was launched in 1960
2Echo2 (ˈɛkəʊ)
Definitions
noun
- Greek mythology a nymph who, spurned by Narcissus, pined away until only her voice remained
3Echo3 (ˈɛkəʊ)
Definitions
noun
- communications code word for the letter code word for the letter e
Translations
- British English:
echo
An echo is a sound caused by a noise being reflected off a surface such as a wall.He heard the echo of her footsteps along the hallway.ˈɛkəʊ NOUN He heard the echo of her footsteps along the hallway.
- Spanish:
eco
nm
- French:
écho
nm
- German:
Echo
nnt
- Chinese: 回声 n
- Arabic: صَدَى n
- Portuguese: eco nm
- Russian: эхо nnt
- Croatian: odjek nf
- Czech: ozvěna nf
- Danish: ekko nnt
- Dutch: echo nm
- Finnish: kaiku n
- Greek: ηχώ nf
- Italian: eco nm__nf
- Japanese: 反響 n
- Korean: 메아리 n
- Norwegian: ekko nnt
- Polish: echo nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: eco nm
- European Spanish:
eco
nm
- Swedish: eko nnt
- Thai: เสียงสะท้อน n
- Turkish: yankı n
- Vietnamese: tiếng vọng n
Usage examples
He shouted a couple of times and heard nothing but the muffled echo of his own voice.
Terman, Douglas, Cormorant (1994)Some of his former subordinates echo the charge of glory grabbing.
India Today (1996)OPP and MNR officers stepped up patrols in the area, but despite the intermittent echo of gunshots, neither reported any illegal activity.
Ottawa Sun (2003)Sandra and Len Jones from Heswall (pictured) were targeted in a chilling echo of yesterday's attack against company director Michael Howard.
Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2004)The idea that sexual encounters of a communal sort might echo primordial realities is not alien to Aboriginal belief.
James Cowan, ABORIGINE DREAMING: Introduction to the Wisdom and Thought of the Aboriginal Traditions of Australia (2002)
