reflected+echo

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• Echo — Ech o ([e^]k [ o]), n.; pl. {Echoes} ([e^]k [=o]z). [L. echo, Gr. hchw echo, sound, akin to hchh , h^chos, sound, noise; cf. Skr. v[=a][,c] to sound, bellow; perh. akin to E. voice: cf. F. [ e]cho.] 1. A sound reflected from an opposing surface… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Echo organ — Echo Ech o ([e^]k [ o]), n.; pl. {Echoes} ([e^]k [=o]z). [L. echo, Gr. hchw echo, sound, akin to hchh , h^chos, sound, noise; cf. Skr. v[=a][,c] to sound, bellow; perh. akin to E. voice: cf. F. [ e]cho.] 1. A sound reflected from an opposing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Echo stop — Echo Ech o ([e^]k [ o]), n.; pl. {Echoes} ([e^]k [=o]z). [L. echo, Gr. hchw echo, sound, akin to hchh , h^chos, sound, noise; cf. Skr. v[=a][,c] to sound, bellow; perh. akin to E. voice: cf. F. [ e]cho.] 1. A sound reflected from an opposing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• echo — [ek′ō] n. pl. echoes [ME ecco < L echo < Gr ēchō < IE base * (s)waĝh , var. of * wag , to cry out > L vagire, OE swogan, to sound, roar] 1. a) the repetition of a sound by reflection of sound waves from a surface b) a sound so… …   English World dictionary

• echo sounding — n. the determining of depth of water by means of a device (echo sounder) that measures the time required for a sound wave to be reflected from the bottom: a similar process (echo ranging) is used to measure the distance to an underwater object *… …   Universalium

• echo sounding — n. the determining of depth of water by means of a device (echo sounder) that measures the time required for a sound wave to be reflected from the bottom: a similar process (echo ranging) is used to measure the distance to an underwater object …   English World dictionary

• echo — ► NOUN (pl. echoes) 1) a sound caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener. 2) a reflected radio or radar beam. 3) something suggestive of or parallel to something else. ► VERB (echoes, echoed) 1) …   English terms dictionary

• echo — echoer, n. echoless, adj. /ek oh/, n., pl. echoes, v., echoed, echoing. n. 1. a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface. 2. a sound heard again near its source after being… …   Universalium

• echo — [[t]e̱koʊ[/t]] ♦♦♦ echoes, echoing, echoed 1) N COUNT: oft N of n An echo is a sound which is caused by a noise being reflected off a surface such as a wall. He listened and heard nothing but the echoes of his own voice dying in the cave. 2) VERB …   English dictionary

• Echo (phenomenon) — In audio signal processing and acoustics, an echo (plural echoes) is a reflection of sound, arriving at the listener some time after the direct sound. Typical examples are the echo produced by the bottom of a well, by a building, or by the walls… …   Wikipedia

• echo — n. & v. n. (pl. oes) 1 a the repetition of a sound by the reflection of sound waves. b the secondary sound produced. 2 a reflected radio or radar beam. 3 a close imitation or repetition of something already done. 4 a person who slavishly repeats… …   Useful english dictionary