echo
noun
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
echoless
-
a word derived from
echo.
Example Sentences
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Start your week with this essay, written and read by my colleague Caity Weaver, about an echoless chamber in an old Minneapolis recording studio that supposedly drives visitors insane.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2022
Legends tell of an echoless chamber in an old Minneapolis recording studio that drives visitors insane.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2022
Then again, maybe you will be lulled by the 3-D–printed blobs your body rests on, which target specific pressure points on the body and also turn the chair into a soundproof echoless chamber.
From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2018
The loveliness of the morning had then seemed their own fresh discovery: the light as limpid as the water, birdsong skimming the flat echoless air, the sun’s touch intricate on their skin.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 2, 2012
After Francis’s horn honks had faded into the snowy, echoless distance, we walked back to their house, not saying much, taking the path through the woods.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
