Definition of «echo»

An echo is a reflection or repetition of sound, often used to describe the repeated return of sound waves after they have bounced off a surface.

Usage examples

  1. The echo of my footsteps reverberated through the empty hallway.
  2. She shouted into the canyon, listening to her own voice echo.

Sentences with «echo»

  • In echoes of other recent events, there is also need for more transparency about the extent and nature of arrangements made between the biggest beasts in the corporate and public sector. (politics.co.uk)
  • The concept of beauty and art for its own sake has found, she says, many echoes in contemporary art. (independent.co.uk)
  • Have education experts been writing and researching for these glossy journals in a kind of echo chamber? (npr.org)
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