echos
Sounds bouncing back
Echos is a nonstandard plural of echo.
The standard plural is echoes, following the pattern of most English nouns ending in -o that take -es in the plural: The echos bounced off the canyon walls.
You'll encounter this spelling, but echoes remains preferred in edited writing.
Prolonged reflected sound
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- repetitionAct of redoing
- bounceSpring back after impact
acoustics · chamber · canyon · cave · hall · feedback · delay · decay
Minute remnant or pursue
- vestigeFaint surviving trace
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- reminderMemory aid
- ghostApparition of the dead
shadow · fragment · whisper · hint · aftereffect · imprint · residue · legacy
Underwater detection by echoes
- radarRadio-wave object detection
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- echolocationNavigation through reflected sound
- pulseArterial blood throb
signal · return · imaging · mapping · detection · ping · wave · frequency
Nature spirit or larva
- NarcissusMyth's vain, doomed beauty
- OvidAncient Roman poet
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- voiceSound from throat
pining · unrequited · curse · Hera · repetition · forest · mountain · Greek
reverberation
Prolonged reflected sound
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- repetitionAct of redoing
bounce · acoustics · chamber · canyon · cave · hall · feedback · delay · decay · hollow
trace
Minute remnant or pursue
ghost · shadow · fragment · whisper · hint · aftereffect · imprint · residue · legacy · lingering
sonar
Underwater detection by echoes
- radarRadio-wave object detection
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- echolocationNavigation through reflected sound
pulse · signal · return · imaging · mapping · detection · ping · wave · frequency · scanning
nymph
Nature spirit or larva
- NarcissusMyth's vain, doomed beauty
- OvidAncient Roman poet
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
voice · pining · unrequited · curse · Hera · repetition · forest · mountain · Greek · love
repercussion
Indirect result of action
- rippleMinor surface disturbance
- consequenceResult of an action
- impactForceful contact or consequence
aftershock · resonance · response · reaction · effect · mirror · imitation · copying · mimicry · tribute
echosoriginals
Authentic first versions
innovations · source material · prototypes · pioneers · trailblazers
- echo chamberSelf-reinforcing information environment
- Echo ParkLos Angeles lakeside neighborhood
- Amazon EchoVoice-controlled smart speaker
- echo locationNavigation by reflected sound
- Echo DotAmazon voice assistant device
- echo effectRepeated sound from reflection
echo, echoes, echoing, echoed, echoic, echoless, echolalia, echocardiogram, echoism