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Echo

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Noun

1. echo, replication, reverberation, sound reflection

the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves

Example Sentences:
'she could hear echoes of her own footsteps'

2. echo

(Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained

3. echo

a reply that repeats what has just been said

4. echo

a reflected television or radio or radar beam

5. echo

a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.

Example Sentences:
'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

Example Sentences:
'the flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life'

Verb

7. echo, repeat

to say again or imitate

Example Sentences:
'followers echoing the cries of their leaders'

8. echo, resound, reverberate, ring

ring or echo with sound

Example Sentences:
'the hall resounded with laughter'

9. echo, recall

call to mind

Example Sentences:
'His words echoed John F. Kennedy'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Echo

see synonyms of echo
noun plural -oes
1. 
a. 
the reflection of sound or other radiation by a reflecting medium, esp a solid object
b. 
the sound so reflected
2. 
a repetition or imitation, esp an unoriginal reproduction of another's opinions
3. 
something that evokes memories, esp of a particular style or era
4. (sometimes plural)
an effect that continues after the original cause has disappeared; repercussion
the echoes of the French Revolution
5. 
a person who copies another, esp one who obsequiously agrees with another's opinions
6. 
a. 
the signal reflected by a radar target
b. 
the trace produced by such a signal on a radar screen
7. 
the repetition of certain sounds or syllables in a verse line
8. 
the quiet repetition of a musical phrase
9. Also called: echo organ, echo stop
a manual or stop on an organ that controls a set of quiet pipes that give the illusion of sounding at a distance
10. 
an electronic effect in recorded music that adds vibration or resonance
verb -oes, -oing or -oed
11. 
to resound or cause to resound with an echo
the cave echoed their shouts
12. (intransitive)
(of sounds) to repeat or resound by echoes; reverberate
13. (transitive)
(of persons) to repeat (words, opinions, etc), in imitation, agreement, or flattery
14. (transitive)
(of things) to resemble or imitate (another style, earlier model, etc)
15. (transitive)
(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
noun
either of two US passive communications satellites, the first of which was launched in 1960
noun
Greek mythology
a nymph who, spurned by Narcissus, pined away until only her voice remained
noun
communications
code word for the letter e

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Echo

see synonyms of echo
nounWord forms: plural ˈechoes
1. 
a. 
the repetition of a sound by reflection of sound waves from a surface
b. 
a sound so produced
2. 
a. 
any repetition or imitation of the words, style, ideas, etc. of another
b. 
a person who thus repeats or imitates
3. 
sympathetic response
4.  Electronics
a radar wave reflected from an object, appearing as a spot of light on a radarscope
5.  [E-]; Greek Mythology
a nymph who, because of her unreturned love for Narcissus, pines away until only her voice remains
6.  Music
a. 
a soft repetition of a phrase
b. 
an organ stop for producing the effect of echo
7.  Radio and Television
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
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈechoed or ˈechoing
8. 
to resound with an echo; reverberate
9. 
to be repeated as or like an echo
verb transitive
10. 
a. 
to repeat (another's words, ideas, etc.)
b. 
to repeat the words, etc. of (another person)
11. 
to repeat or reflect (sound) from a surface

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Echo

see synonyms of echo
n.
Greek Mythology
A nymph whose unrequited love for Narcissus caused her to pine away until only her voice remained.
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.
10. An echocardiogram.
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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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