Echo definition

ĕkō
echoed echoes echoing
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(music) Soft repetition of a note or phrase.
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An echocardiogram.
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A sympathetic response.

Their demand for justice found an echo in communities across the nation.

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A remnant or vestige.

Found echoes of past civilizations while examining artifacts in the Middle East.

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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.
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Repetition of a sound by reflection of sound waves from a surface.
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Also known as the rain-barrel effect, echo is signal reflection. At any point in a circuit where an electromagnetic wave meets a discontinuity, a portion of the wave is reflected back in the direction of the transmitter. Such discontinuities can be caused by impedance mismatches, mismatches between line and balancing networks, and irregular spacing of loading coils. Echo is imperceptible in human-to-human conversations as long as the echo return is weak and the total roundtrip delay is not longer than 30
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A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.
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(computing) The displaying on the command line of the command that has just been executed.
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Repetition of certain sounds or syllables in poetry, as in echo verse.
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Sympathetic response.
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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.
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The definition of an echo is a sound that is repeating after the original sound ended.

An example of an echo is the sound that comes back to you as a repeat of your own shout.

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(figuratively) Sympathetic recognition; response; answer.
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Echo is defined as a sound repeating by sound wave reflection, having a lasting or far reaching impact, or repeating what someone else has said.

An example of echo is the repeating of a sound created by footsteps in an empty marble hallway.

An example of echo is a new social program having a far reaching and lasting impact on society.

An example of echo is a teacher agreeing with and repeating what a parent says.

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The sound produced in this manner.
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A nymph whose unrequited love for Narcissus caused her to pine away until only her voice remained.
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(gr. myth., person, proper) A nymph who, because of her unreturned love for Narcissus, pines away until only her voice remains.
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(radio, tv) The reception of two similar and almost simultaneous signals because one of them has been delayed slightly by reflection from the E layer in transmission.
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The repetition of a sound by reflection of sound waves from a surface.
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A sound so produced.
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Any repetition or imitation of the words, style, ideas, etc. of another.
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A person who thus repeats or imitates.
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A soft repetition of a phrase.
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An organ stop for producing the effect of echo.
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To repeat or reflect (sound) from a surface.
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To repeat (another's words, ideas, etc.)
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To repeat the words, etc. of (another person)
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The letter E in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
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(of a sound or sound waves, intransitive) To reflect off of a surface and return.
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(by extension) To repeat back precisely what another has just said: to copy in the imitation of a natural echo.
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(by extension) To repeat (another's speech, opinion, etc.).

Sid echoed his father's point of view.

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(Greek mythology) An oread, punished by Hera by losing her own voice and only being able to mimic that of others.
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One who imitates another, as in opinions, speech, or dress.
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To resound with or as if with an echo; reverberate.

Rooms echoing with laughter.

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To resound with an echo; reverberate.
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(electronics) A reflected wave received by a radio or radar.
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To repeat or imitate.

Followers echoing the cries of their leader; events that echoed a previous incident in history.

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To repeat (a sound) by the reflection of sound waves from a surface.
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To be repeated by or as if by an echo.

The shout echoed off the wall. The speaker's words echoed in her mind.

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To be repeated as or like an echo.
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(electronics) A radar wave reflected from an object, appearing as a spot of light on a radarscope.
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A repetition or an imitation.

A fashion that is an echo of an earlier style.

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A consequence or repercussion.

Her resignation had echoes throughout the department.

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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
echo
Plural:
echoes, echos

Origin of echo

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin ēchō from Greek ēkhō

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English ecco, ekko, from Medieval Latin ecco, from Latin echo, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhō), from ἠχή (ēkhē, “sound”).

    From Wiktionary

  • From Ancient Greek Ἠχώ (Ēkhō, “sound”).

    From Wiktionary

Echo Sentence Examples

  • The only response was the echo of an unanswered ring.

  • He listened, but heard only the echo of his call.

  • Nothing to echo off of, she supposed.

  • The echo of little voices inspired several snickers from around them.

  • His groan brought an echo from the depths of her soul and she pressed closer.

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