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
Synonyms
Antonyms
- echoic (transmitting echoes)
- noisy (full of noise)
- reflective (allowing sound to reflect)
- reverberant
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