echoic

Of or pertaining to an echo

Adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to an echo
  2. resembling a sound

    1. imitative of a sound

    2. imitative of a sound

      Synonym of onomatopoeic.

      Synonyms: onomatopoeic

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂gʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́ Ancient Greek ἠχή (ēkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Ancient Greek -ώ (-ṓ) Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ)bor. Latin ēchō Medieval Latin ēccōbor. Middle English eccho English echo Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English echoic From echo + -ic.

Forms

more echoic most echoic

Antonyms

anechoic

Derived

anechoic echoically echoic memory hyperechoic hypoechoic isoechoic nonechoic