echoic

American  

[e-koh-ik] / ɛˈkoʊ ɪk /

adjective

1. resembling an echo.

2. onomatopoeic.

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echoic British  

/ ɛˈkəʊɪk /

adjective

1. characteristic of or resembling an echo

2. onomatopoeic; imitative

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Other Word Forms

• nonechoic adjective
• unechoic adjective

Etymology

Origin of echoic

From the Latin word ēchōicus, dating back to 1875–80. See echo, -ic

Example Sentences

These echoes heavily distort speech, interfering with slowly varying sound features most important for understanding conversations, yet people still reliably understand echoic speech.

From Science Daily

Maybe you should check to see if it’s dark and echoic around you, to confirm whether or not you're living under a rock.

From Fox News

Audiobooks, by contrast, exploit our “echoic memory”, which is the process by which sound information is stored for up to four seconds while we wait for the next sounds to make sense of the whole.

From The Guardian

It was a brilliant solution: as Lennon’s voice faded into the echoic distance, the orchestra began its buildup, ending sharply on the chord that begins Mr. McCartney’s section.

From New York Times

First recorded around 970, its roots are in Old English and it offers a satisfactorily echoic thumping sound.

From BBC