Echoically: meaning, definitions and examples

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echoically

 

[ ɪˈkoʊɪkli ]

Adverb
Context #1 | Adverb

in a manner of being reflected sound

In a way that creates an echo; with the characteristic of echoing. The sound reverberated echoically through the empty hallways.

Examples of usage

  • The music played echoically in the cave.
  • Her voice echoed echoically across the canyon.
Context #2 | Adverb

in a manner of repetition

In a way that repeats or imitates a sound. The bird chirped echoically, mimicking the sound of a car alarm.

Examples of usage

  • The child giggled echoically as he copied his father's laugh.
  • The dog barked echoically in response to the howling wind.

Translations

Translations of the word "echoically" in other languages:

🇵🇹 ecoicamente

🇮🇳 प्रतिध्वनित रूप से

🇩🇪 echoisch

🇮🇩 secara bergema

🇺🇦 ехоічно

🇵🇱 echoicznie

🇯🇵 エコー的に (eko-teki ni)

🇫🇷 échoïquement

🇪🇸 ecoicamente

🇹🇷 yankılanarak

🇰🇷 메아리치게 (meali chige)

🇸🇦 بصدى

🇨🇿 echoicky

🇸🇰 echoicky

🇨🇳 回声地 (huíshēng dì)

🇸🇮 odmevajoče

🇮🇸 hljómabær

🇰🇿 жаңғырықпен

🇬🇪 ექოიანად (ekoiand)

🇦🇿 əks-səda ilə

🇲🇽 ecoicamente

Etymology

The word 'echoically' is derived from the noun 'echo,' which comes from the Greek word 'ēkhō,' meaning 'sound reflected.' The adverb form 'echoically' was created to describe the manner in which something is echoed or repeated. It is commonly used in the context of sound and repetition.

See also: echoic, echoing, echoingly.