English Explanatory Dictionary

echoic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to an echo
  2. resembling a sound
  3. imitative of a sound
  4. Synonym of onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈkəʊɪk/ /ɛˈkəʊɪk/

Word forms

echoic more echoic most echoic

Etymology

From echo + -ic.

Synonyms

onomatopoeic

Antonyms

anechoic

Derived words

anechoic echoically echoic memory hyperechoic hypoechoic isoechoic nonechoic
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