echoic

[ e-koh-ik ]
/ ɛˈkoʊ ɪk /
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adjective

resembling an echo.
onomatopoeic.

Origin of echoic

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

OTHER WORDS FROM echoic

non·e·cho·ic, adjective un·e·cho·ic, adjective

Words nearby echoic

echoencephalography, echogenic, echogram, echograph, echography, echoic, echoic memory, echoism, echolalia, echolocation, echomimia

Words related to echoic

imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoetic

British Dictionary definitions for echoic

echoic
/ (ɛˈkəʊɪk) /

adjective

characteristic of or resembling an echo
onomatopoeic; imitative