anechoic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Lacking echoes; particularly, designed to absorb sound.

Pronunciation

ănˌ-ĕ-kōˈ-ĭk /ˌæn.ɛˈkəʊ.ɪk/ /ˌæn.ɛˈkoʊ.ɪk/

Word forms

anechoic more anechoic most anechoic

Etymology

From an- + echoic, from echo + -ic, from Middle English ecco, ekko, from Medieval Latin ecco, from Latin echo, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ), from ἠχή (ēkhḗ, “sound”).

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