anechoic

adj
/ˌæn.ɛˈkəʊ.ɪk/UK/ˌæn.ɛˈkoʊ.ɪk/US

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”).

  1. derived from ἠχώ
  2. derived from echo
  3. derived from ecco
  4. derived from ecco

Definitions

  1. Lacking echoes

    Lacking echoes; particularly, designed to absorb sound.

    • The bassoonist settled into the anechoic chamber and prepared for another grueling recording session.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA