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Echo

Echo

1 8.6
A mountain nymph who fades away until only her voice remains
  • proper noun
  • /ˈɛkoʊ/
  • Literature
: Eco
  • After being rejected by Narcissus, Echo faded away until only her voice remained.

Examples

  • When dawn breaks in Echo Park near downtown Los Angeles, the locals begin to--

  • In the myth, Echo, a mountain nymph, was cursed to only repeat the words of others.

  • Little Sir Echo, how do you do?

  • Parker, can we hike out to Echo Point today?

  • This is Echo Lake.

  • Driving straight through, I reach a residential neighborhood on the outskirts of Echo Park and sigh with relief.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • The tragic story of Echo illustrates the pain of unrequited love.

Compounds

echo chamber
  • Literature
14 7.3

A place where people only hear opinions like their own

echo chamber
  • Specialized
3 7.2

A room made to make sound bounce and create echoes

echo sounder
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A device that measures water depth by sending sound and timing the echo

radar echo
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A signal that bounces back to a radio device and shows where something is

echo sounding
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A way to find water depth and underwater objects by sending sound and measuring its return time

Surface Forms

Echo main

Etymology

Echo comes from a Greek mountain nymph who was rejected and could only repeat the last words she heard. It also comes from the Greek word ēchō meaning 'sound', so an echo today is a sound that comes back or repeats.