(of a sound) repeated because it is reflected off a surface
echo+ing
Shared component: echo · sound
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echo
sound
Related forms: echo · 5 words in this dictionary
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Shared components, not spelling prefixesa method used by some animals, such as bats and dolphins, to determine the location of objects by emitting sounds and interpreting the echoes that return.
echo+loc+ation
Shared component: echo · sound
A medical test that uses ultrasound to produce a picture of the heart and its internal structures.
echo+cardio+gram
Shared component: echo · sound
echoeyExtended relation
Having or producing a lot of echoes; resonant.
echo+y
Extended relation: echo · sound
echolaliaExtended relation
the automatic repetition of words or phrases spoken by another person, often a symptom of certain neurological or psychiatric conditions.
echo+lalia
Extended relation: echo · sound