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- Dictionaryech·o/ˈekō/
noun
- 1. 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" Similar
- 2. a close parallel or repetition of an idea, feeling, style, or event: "his love for her found an echo in her own feelings" Similar
verb
- 1. (of a sound) be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped: "their footsteps echoed on the metal catwalks"
- 2. (of an object, movement, or event) be reminiscent of or have shared characteristics with: "a blue suit that echoed the color of her eyes"
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a sound that is heard after it has been reflected off a surface such as a wall or a cliff: The echoes of his scream sounded in the cave for several seconds. Thick carpet would reduce the echo in this hallway. Fewer examples. You could hear the echo of footsteps in the stairwell of the building.
(Definition of echoes from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of echoes. echoes. This month, only the question echoes in my mind. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
: the repetition of a received radio signal due especially to reflection of part of the wave from an ionized layer of the atmosphere. b (1) : the reflection of transmitted radar signals by an object. (2) : the visual indication of this reflection on a radarscope.
An echo is a repetition or imitation of sound. When sound waves hit a hard surface they might reflect, making the sound bounce and repeat. If you agree with someone, you might echo his or her statement. Poet Don Marquis said, “Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.”
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. A wave that carries a signal and is reflected.
(Definition of echoes from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of echoes. echoes. Echoes of it can even be heard in some of her obituaries. From The New York Review of Books. That sentiment echoes across the nation as workers take to the streets in unprecedented numbers this year.
Definition of echo verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
