echo

C2
Pronunciation
/ˈɛkəʊ/
/ˈɛkoʊ/
Noun
10 definition(s)
1 Definition

A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.

2 Definition

An utterance repeating what has just been said.

3 Definition

A device in verse in which a line ends with a word which recalls the sound of the last word of the preceding line.

4 Definition

Sympathetic recognition; response; answer.

5 Definition

The displaying on the command line of the command that has just been executed.

6 Definition

The letter E in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

7 Definition

(whist) A signal, played in the same manner as a trump signal, made by a player who holds four or more trumps (or, as played by some, exactly three trumps) and whose partner has led trumps or signalled for trumps.

8 Definition

(whist) A signal showing the number held of a plain suit when a high card in that suit is led by one's partner.

9 Definition

The visual image formed by an echocardiograph.

10 Definition

The use of ultrasound to produce images of the heart.

Verb
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

(of a sound or sound waves) To reflect off a surface and return.

2 Definition

To reflect back (a sound).

3 Definition

(by extension) To repeat (another's speech, opinion etc.).

Example Sentences
  • Sid echoed his father's point of view.
4 Definition

To repeat its input as input to some other device or system.

5 Definition

(whist) To give the echo signal, informing one's partner about cards one holds.