echo chamber
[ ek-oh cheym-ber ]
/ ˈɛk oʊ ˌtʃeɪm bər /
noun
a room or other enclosed space that amplifies and reflects sound, generally used for broadcasting or recording echos or hollow sound effects: an open-air echo chamber;The hallway is a giant echo chamber.
an environment in which the same opinions are repeatedly voiced and promoted, so that people are not exposed to opposing views: an online echo chamber;We need to move beyond the echo chamber of our network to understand diverse perspectives.
Origin of echo chamber
An Americanism dating back to 1935–40
Words nearby echo chamber
echium,
echiurid,
echiuroid,
echo,
echo boomer,
echo chamber,
echo check,
echo diplacusis,
echo plate,
echo question,
echo sounder
Example sentences from the Web for echo chamber
Facebook and Twitter enhance the echo-chamber effect; people tend to trust their friends.
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British Dictionary definitions for echo chamber
echo chamber
noun
a room with walls that reflect sound. It is used to make acoustic measurements and as a source of reverberant sound to be mixed with direct sound for recording or broadcasting
Also called: reverberation chamber