Meanings
comparative more anechoic · superlative most anechoic
- acousticsLacking echoes; particularly, designed to absorb sound.
The bassoonist settled into the anechoic chamber and prepared for another grueling recording session.
Synonyms: dead, echoless, soundproof
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveLacking echoes; particularly, designed to absorb sound.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivenot having or producing echoes; sound-absorbent
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Origin
- Ancient Greekἠχώ
- Latinecho
- Medieval Latinecco
- Middle Englishecco
- Englishanechoic
From an- + echoic, from echo + -ic, from Middle English ecco, ekko, from Medieval Latin ecco, from Latin echo, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ), from ἠχή (ēkhḗ, “sound”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch galmvrij, echovrij
- galmvrijlacking echoes
- echovrijlacking echoes
- anechoïschlacking echoes
Finnish kaiuton
- kaiutonlacking echoes
French anéchoïque, anéchoïde
- anéchoïquelacking echoes
- anéchoïdelacking echoes
German echofrei, schalltot
- echofreilacking echoes
- schalltotlacking echoes
Greek ανηχοϊκός
- ανηχοϊκός (anichoïkós)lacking echoes
Indonesian anekoik
- anekoiklacking echoes
Italian anecoico
- anecoicolacking echoes
Polish bezechowy, bezodbiciowy
- bezechowylacking echoes
- bezodbiciowylacking echoes
Portuguese anecoico
- anecoicolacking echoes
Russian безэховый
- безэховый (bezɛxovyj)lacking echoes
Spanish anecoico
- anecoicolacking echoes
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with anechoic
All rhymes →Cite this entry
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