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anechoic

/ˌæn.ɛˈkoʊ.ɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
ane-choic
IPA
/ˌæn.ɛˈkoʊ.ɪk/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking echoes; particularly, designed to absorb sound.

Example Sentences

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌæn.ɛˈkoʊ.ɪk/
  • British English: /ˌæn.ɛˈkəʊ.ɪk/

Inflected Forms

more anechoic (comparative) most anechoic (superlative)

Derived Forms

anechoically semianechoic

Frequently Paired Words

echo echoic

Synonyms

dead echoless soundproof

Antonyms

echoic noisy reflective reverberant

Rhymes With

heroic stoic paleozoic mesozoic cenozoic proterozoic phanerozoic zoic holozoic anthropozoic

Questions

How do you pronounce anechoic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæn.ɛˈkoʊ.ɪk/.
What does anechoic mean?
Lacking echoes; particularly, designed to absorb sound.
Where does anechoic come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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