anechoic

English

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /æn.ɛ.ˈ kəʊ.ɪk/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /æn.ɛ.ˈ koʊ.ɪk/
  • Rhymes: -əʊɪk, -oʊɪk

Adjective

anechoic (comparative more anechoic, superlative most anechoic)

  1. (acoustics) Lacking echoes; that absorbs sound.
    The bassoonist settled into the anechoic chamber and prepared for another grueling recording session.

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