Echo - definition of echo by The Free Dictionary Echo - definition of echo by The Free Dictionary (ĕk′ō) n. Greek Mythology A nymph whose unrequited love for Narcissus caused her to pine away until only her voice remained. ech·o a. Repetition of a sound by reflection of sound waves from a surface. b. The sound produced in this manner. 2. A repetition or an imitation: a fashion that is an echo of an earlier style. 3. A remnant or vestige: found echoes of past civilizations while examining artifacts in the Middle East. 4. One who imitates another, as in opinions, speech, or dress. 5. A sympathetic response: Their demand for justice found an echo in communities across the nation. 6. A consequence or repercussion: Her resignation had echoes throughout the department. 7. Repetition of certain sounds or syllables in poetry, as in echo verse. 8. Music Soft repetition of a note or phrase. 9. Electronics A reflected wave received by a radio or radar. 10. An echocardiogram. v. ech·oed, ech·o·ing, ech·oes v.tr. 1.

To repeat (a sound) by the reflection of sound waves from a surface. 2. To repeat or imitate: followers echoing the cries of their leader; events that echoed a previous incident in history. v.intr. 1. To be repeated by or as if by an echo: The shout echoed off the wall. The speaker's words echoed in her mind. 2. To resound with or as if with an echo; reverberate: rooms echoing with laughter. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ēchō, from Greek ēkhō.] ech′o·er n. ech′o·ey adj. Synonyms: echo, reflect, resound, reverberate These verbs mean to be repeated by the reflection of sound waves: a cry that echoed through the canyon; traffic noise reflecting off the buildings; a loud hammering that resounded through the tunnel; a final chord that reverberated in the concert hall. echo n, pl -oes 1. (General Physics) a. the reflection of sound or other radiation by a reflecting medium, esp a solid object b. the sound so reflected 2. a repetition or imitation, esp an unoriginal reproduction of another's opinions 3.

something that evokes memories, esp of a particular style or era 4. (sometimes plural) an effect that continues after the original cause has disappeared; repercussion: the echoes of the French Revolution. 5. a person who copies another, esp one who obsequiously agrees with another's opinions 6. (Electronics) a. the signal reflected by a radar target b. the trace produced by such a signal on a radar screen 7. (Poetry) the repetition of certain sounds or syllables in a verse line 8. (Music, other) the quiet repetition of a musical phrase 9. (Instruments) Also called: echo organ or echo stop a manual or stop on an organ that controls a set of quiet pipes that give the illusion of sounding at a distance 10. (Music, other) an electronic effect in recorded music that adds vibration or resonance vb, -oes, -oing or -oed 11. to resound or cause to resound with an echo: the cave echoed their shouts. 12. (intr) (of sounds) to repeat or resound by echoes; reverberate 13.

(tr) (of persons) to repeat (words, opinions, etc), in imitation, agreement, or flattery 14. (tr) (of things) to resemble or imitate (another style, earlier model, etc) 15. (Computer Science) (tr) (of a computer) to display (a character) on the screen of a visual display unit as a response to receiving that character from a keyboard entry [C14: via Latin from Greek ēkhō; related to Greek ēkhē sound] ˈechoing adj (ˈɛkəʊ) n (Astronautics) either of two US passive communications satellites, the first of which was launched in 1960 Echo (ˈɛkəʊ) n (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a nymph who, spurned by Narcissus, pined away until only her voice remained Echo (Telecommunications) communications code word for the letter e ech•o n., pl. ech•oes, v. n. 1. a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface. 2. a sound heard again near its source after being reflected. 3.

any repetition or close imitation, as of the ideas or words of another. 4. a person who reflects or imitates another. 5. a sympathetic or identical response, as to sentiments expressed. 6. a lingering trace or effect. 7. (cap.) a mountain nymph who pined away for love of Narcissus until only her voice remained. 8. the reflection of a radio wave, as in radar. v.i. 9. to emit an echo; resound with an echo: The hall echoed with cheers. 10. to be repeated by or as if by an echo. v.t. 11. to repeat by or as if by an echo; emit an echo of. 12. to repeat or imitate the words, sentiments, etc., of (a person). 13. to repeat or imitate (words, sentiments, etc.). [1300–50; Middle English ecco < Latin ēchō < Greek, akin to ēchḗ sound] ech′o•er, n. ech·o (ĕk′ō) 1. A repeated sound that is caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface.

The sound is heard more than once because of the time difference between the initial production of the sound waves and their return from the reflecting surface. 2. A reflected radio wave. Echoes of radio waves are the basis for radar. echo I will have been echoing you will have been echoing he/she/it will have been echoing we will have been echoing you will have been echoing they will have been echoing Past Perfect Continuous Noun 1. echo - the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves; "she could hear echoes of her own footsteps" reflectivity , reflexion , reflection - the ability to reflect beams or rays re-echo - the echo of an echo 2. Echo - (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks nymph - (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water" 3.

echo - a reply that repeats what has just been said reply , response - the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply" echolalia - an infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others 4. echo - a reflected television or radio or radar beam reflectivity , reflexion , reflection - the ability to reflect beams or rays electronics - the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices 5. echo - a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.; "his contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau"; "Napoleon III was an echo of the mighty Emperor but an infinitely better man" analog , analogue , parallel - something having the property of being analogous to something else 6.

echo - an imitation or repetition; "the flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life" imitation - copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else Verb recite - repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day" cuckoo - repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call reecho - repeat back like an echo parrot - repeat mindlessly; "The students parroted the teacher's words" regurgitate , reproduce - repeat after memorization; "For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information" let loose , let out , utter , emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" 2. sound , go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" consonate - sound in sympathy reecho - repeat or return an echo again or repeatedly; send (an echo) back reecho - echo repeatedly, echo again and again bong - ring loudly and deeply; "the big bell bonged" 3.

resemble - appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to; "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work" echo noun 1. reverberation , ringing , repetition , answer , resonance , resounding He heard nothing but the echoes of his own voice in the cave. 3. reminder , suggestion , trace , hint , recollection , vestige , evocation , intimation The accident has echoes of past disasters. verb 1. reverberate , repeat , resound , ring , resonate The distant crash of bombs echoes through the whole city. 2. recall , reflect , copy , mirror , resemble , reproduce , parrot , imitate , reiterate , ape Many phrases in the last chapter echo earlier passages. echo صَدى صَدَى يَرُدُّ الصَّدىيُعيدُ، يُرَدِّدُ eco his footsteps echoed in the street → se oía el eco de sus pasos or sus pasos resonaban en la calle the valley echoed with shouts → resonaban los gritos por el valle D.

CPD echo chamber N (Rad, TV) → cámara f de resonancia echo sounder N → sonda f acústica echo to find an echo with sb (= resonate) → faire écho avec qn vt (= repeat) [+ words] → répéter to echo with a sound → retentir d'un son echo n → Echo nt, → Widerhall m; (fig) → Anklang m (→ of an +acc); (Comput: command) → Echo nt; he was cheered to the echo → er bekam brausenden or rauschenden Beifall vi (sounds) → widerhallen ; (room, footsteps) → hallen ; to echo with something → von etw widerhallen ; her words echoed in his ears → ihre Worte hallten ihm in den Ohren echo n → Hallraum m; (for electric guitar) → Nachhallerzeuger m echolocation 2. vi (sound) → echeggiare , riecheggiare the room echoed with their laughter → la stanza riecheggiava delle loro risate 3.

vt → fare eco a, ripetere echo (ˈekəu) – plural ˈechoes – noun the repeating of a sound caused by its striking a surface and coming back. The children shouted loudly in the cave so that they could hear the echoes. eggo صَدى отзвук eco ozvěna das Echo ekko; genlyd ηχώ , α ντίλαλος eco kaja پژواک؛ انعکاس صدا kaiku écho הד प्रतिध्वनि jeka visszhang gema bergmál eco 反響 반향, 산울림, 반사파 aidas atbalss gema weerklank ekko , gjenlyd echo ږغ، دكمره پپرى، دپاڼ پپرى eco ecou эхо ozvena odmev odjek eko เสียงก้อง yankı 回聲 луна آواز کی گونج tiếng vang 回声 verb – past tense ˈechoed – 1. to send back an echo or echoes.

The cave was echoing with shouts; The hills echoed his shout.

weergalm يَرُدُّ الصَّدى ехо ecoar vracet, odrážet hallen ekkoe; give genlyd αντηχώ , αντιλαλώ hacer eco , resonar (vastu) kajama پژواک کردن؛ منعکس کردن صدا kaikua renvoyer לְהַדהֵד प्रतिध्वनि odjekivati visszhangzik menggemakan bergmála echeggiare , fare eco 反響する 반향하다, 울려퍼지다 (at)aidėti, atkartoti aidu atbalsot; atbalsoties bergema weerklinken kaste tilbake , gjenlyde rozbrzmiewać echem ږغ، دكمره پپرى، دپاڼ پپرى ecoar a răsuna отдаваться эхом ozývať sa odmevati odjekivati eka ทำเสียงก้อง yankılanmak 發出回聲 в

ідбивати(ся) луною آواز کی گونج کو واپس کرنا vang lại 发出回声 2.

to repeat (a sound or a statement). She always echoes her husband's opinion.

weerklank, herhaal يُعيدُ، يُرَدِّدُ повтарям repetir papouškovat nachsprechen gentage επαναλαμβάνω repetir kajana kordama تکرار کردن؛ تقلید کردن toistaa faire écho à לַחֲזוֹר כְּהֵד प्रतिध्वनित करना odzvanjati visszhangoz membeo herma eftir; endurtaka ripetere くり返す 되풀이하다 kartoti atdarināt (skaņu); atkārtot (domu) ulang echoën gjenta , snakke etter munnen powtarzać za بيا ويل، تكرارول: بيا كول له ياده ويل repetir a repeta вторить opakovať ponavljati ponavljati upprepa som ett eko ซ้ำ ๆ tekrarlamak 重複 вторити, повторювати کسی کے قول

 کو دہرانا lặp lại 重复 echo Echoed - definition of echoed by The Free Dictionary Echoed - definition of echoed by The Free Dictionary (ĕk′ō) n.

Greek Mythology A nymph whose unrequited love for Narcissus caused her to pine away until only her voice remained. ech·o a. Repetition of a sound by reflection of sound waves from a surface. b. The sound produced in this manner. 2. A repetition or an imitation: a fashion that is an echo of an earlier style. 3. A remnant or vestige: found echoes of past civilizations while examining artifacts in the Middle East. 4. One who imitates another, as in opinions, speech, or dress. 5. A sympathetic response: Their demand for justice found an echo in communities across the nation. 6. A consequence or repercussion: Her resignation had echoes throughout the department. 7. Repetition of certain sounds or syllables in poetry, as in echo verse. 8. Music Soft repetition of a note or phrase. 9. Electronics A reflected wave received by a radio or radar. 10. An echocardiogram. v. ech·oed, ech·o·ing, ech·oes v.tr. 1. To repeat (a sound) by the reflection of sound waves from a surface. 2.

To repeat or imitate: followers echoing the cries of their leader; events that echoed a previous incident in history. v.intr. 1. To be repeated by or as if by an echo: The shout echoed off the wall. The speaker's words echoed in her mind. 2. To resound with or as if with an echo; reverberate: rooms echoing with laughter. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ēchō, from Greek ēkhō.] ech′o·er n. ech′o·ey adj. Synonyms: echo, reflect, resound, reverberate These verbs mean to be repeated by the reflection of sound waves: a cry that echoed through the canyon; traffic noise reflecting off the buildings; a loud hammering that resounded through the tunnel; a final chord that reverberated in the concert hall. echo n, pl -oes 1. (General Physics) a. the reflection of sound or other radiation by a reflecting medium, esp a solid object b. the sound so reflected 2. a repetition or imitation, esp an unoriginal reproduction of another's opinions 3. something that evokes memories, esp of a particular style or era 4.

(sometimes plural) an effect that continues after the original cause has disappeared; repercussion: the echoes of the French Revolution. 5. a person who copies another, esp one who obsequiously agrees with another's opinions 6. (Electronics) a. the signal reflected by a radar target b. the trace produced by such a signal on a radar screen 7. (Poetry) the repetition of certain sounds or syllables in a verse line 8. (Music, other) the quiet repetition of a musical phrase 9. (Instruments) Also called: echo organ or echo stop a manual or stop on an organ that controls a set of quiet pipes that give the illusion of sounding at a distance 10. (Music, other) an electronic effect in recorded music that adds vibration or resonance vb, -oes, -oing or -oed 11. to resound or cause to resound with an echo: the cave echoed their shouts. 12. (intr) (of sounds) to repeat or resound by echoes; reverberate 13. (tr) (of persons) to repeat (words, opinions, etc), in imitation, agreement, or flattery 14.

(tr) (of things) to resemble or imitate (another style, earlier model, etc) 15. (Computer Science) (tr) (of a computer) to display (a character) on the screen of a visual display unit as a response to receiving that character from a keyboard entry [C14: via Latin from Greek ēkhō; related to Greek ēkhē sound] ˈechoing adj (ˈɛkəʊ) n (Astronautics) either of two US passive communications satellites, the first of which was launched in 1960 Echo (ˈɛkəʊ) n (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a nymph who, spurned by Narcissus, pined away until only her voice remained Echo (Telecommunications) communications code word for the letter e ech•o n., pl. ech•oes, v. n. 1. a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface. 2. a sound heard again near its source after being reflected. 3. any repetition or close imitation, as of the ideas or words of another. 4. a person who reflects or imitates another. 5.

a sympathetic or identical response, as to sentiments expressed. 6. a lingering trace or effect. 7. (cap.) a mountain nymph who pined away for love of Narcissus until only her voice remained. 8. the reflection of a radio wave, as in radar. v.i. 9. to emit an echo; resound with an echo: The hall echoed with cheers. 10. to be repeated by or as if by an echo. v.t. 11. to repeat by or as if by an echo; emit an echo of. 12. to repeat or imitate the words, sentiments, etc., of (a person). 13. to repeat or imitate (words, sentiments, etc.). [1300–50; Middle English ecco < Latin ēchō < Greek, akin to ēchḗ sound] ech′o•er, n. ech·o (ĕk′ō) 1. A repeated sound that is caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface. The sound is heard more than once because of the time difference between the initial production of the sound waves and their return from the reflecting surface. 2. A reflected radio wave.

Echoes of radio waves are the basis for radar. echo I will have been echoing you will have been echoing he/she/it will have been echoing we will have been echoing you will have been echoing they will have been echoing Past Perfect Continuous Noun 1. echo - the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves; "she could hear echoes of her own footsteps" reflectivity , reflexion , reflection - the ability to reflect beams or rays re-echo - the echo of an echo 2. Echo - (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks nymph - (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water" 3. echo - a reply that repeats what has just been said reply , response - the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply" echolalia - an infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others 4.

echo - a reflected television or radio or radar beam reflectivity , reflexion , reflection - the ability to reflect beams or rays electronics - the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices 5. echo - a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.; "his contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau"; "Napoleon III was an echo of the mighty Emperor but an infinitely better man" analog , analogue , parallel - something having the property of being analogous to something else 6.

echo - an imitation or repetition; "the flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life" imitation - copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else Verb recite - repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day" cuckoo - repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call reecho - repeat back like an echo parrot - repeat mindlessly; "The students parroted the teacher's words" regurgitate , reproduce - repeat after memorization; "For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information" let loose , let out , utter , emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" 2. sound , go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" consonate - sound in sympathy reecho - repeat or return an echo again or repeatedly; send (an echo) back reecho - echo repeatedly, echo again and again bong - ring loudly and deeply; "the big bell bonged" 3.

resemble - appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to; "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work" echo noun 1. reverberation , ringing , repetition , answer , resonance , resounding He heard nothing but the echoes of his own voice in the cave. 3. reminder , suggestion , trace , hint , recollection , vestige , evocation , intimation The accident has echoes of past disasters. verb 1. reverberate , repeat , resound , ring , resonate The distant crash of bombs echoes through the whole city. 2. recall , reflect , copy , mirror , resemble , reproduce , parrot , imitate , reiterate , ape Many phrases in the last chapter echo earlier passages. echo صَدى صَدَى يَرُدُّ الصَّدىيُعيدُ، يُرَدِّدُ eco his footsteps echoed in the street → se oía el eco de sus pasos or sus pasos resonaban en la calle the valley echoed with shouts → resonaban los gritos por el valle D.

CPD echo chamber N (Rad, TV) → cámara f de resonancia echo sounder N → sonda f acústica echo to find an echo with sb (= resonate) → faire écho avec qn vt (= repeat) [+ words] → répéter to echo with a sound → retentir d'un son echo n → Echo nt, → Widerhall m; (fig) → Anklang m (→ of an +acc); (Comput: command) → Echo nt; he was cheered to the echo → er bekam brausenden or rauschenden Beifall vi (sounds) → widerhallen ; (room, footsteps) → hallen ; to echo with something → von etw widerhallen ; her words echoed in his ears → ihre Worte hallten ihm in den Ohren echo n → Hallraum m; (for electric guitar) → Nachhallerzeuger m echolocation 2. vi (sound) → echeggiare , riecheggiare the room echoed with their laughter → la stanza riecheggiava delle loro risate 3.

vt → fare eco a, ripetere echo (ˈekəu) – plural ˈechoes – noun the repeating of a sound caused by its striking a surface and coming back. The children shouted loudly in the cave so that they could hear the echoes. eggo صَدى отзвук eco ozvěna das Echo ekko; genlyd ηχώ , α ντίλαλος eco kaja پژواک؛ انعکاس صدا kaiku écho הד प्रतिध्वनि jeka visszhang gema bergmál eco 反響 반향, 산울림, 반사파 aidas atbalss gema weerklank ekko , gjenlyd echo ږغ، دكمره پپرى، دپاڼ پپرى eco ecou эхо ozvena odmev odjek eko เสียงก้อง yankı 回聲 луна آواز کی گونج tiếng vang 回声 verb – past tense ˈechoed – 1. to send back an echo or echoes.

The cave was echoing with shouts; The hills echoed his shout.

weergalm يَرُدُّ الصَّدى ехо ecoar vracet, odrážet hallen ekkoe; give genlyd αντηχώ , αντιλαλώ hacer eco , resonar (vastu) kajama پژواک کردن؛ منعکس کردن صدا kaikua renvoyer לְהַדהֵד प्रतिध्वनि odjekivati visszhangzik menggemakan bergmála echeggiare , fare eco 反響する 반향하다, 울려퍼지다 (at)aidėti, atkartoti aidu atbalsot; atbalsoties bergema weerklinken kaste tilbake , gjenlyde rozbrzmiewać echem ږغ، دكمره پپرى، دپاڼ پپرى ecoar a răsuna отдаваться эхом ozývať sa odmevati odjekivati eka ทำเสียงก้อง yankılanmak 發出回聲 в

ідбивати(ся) луною آواز کی گونج کو واپس کرنا vang lại 发出回声 2.

to repeat (a sound or a statement). She always echoes her husband's opinion.

weerklank, herhaal يُعيدُ، يُرَدِّدُ повтарям repetir papouškovat nachsprechen gentage επαναλαμβάνω repetir kajana kordama تکرار کردن؛ تقلید کردن toistaa faire écho à לַחֲזוֹר כְּהֵד प्रतिध्वनित करना odzvanjati visszhangoz membeo herma eftir; endurtaka ripetere くり返す 되풀이하다 kartoti atdarināt (skaņu); atkārtot (domu) ulang echoën gjenta , snakke etter munnen powtarzać za بيا ويل، تكرارول: بيا كول له ياده ويل repetir a repeta вторить opakovať ponavljati ponavljati upprepa som ett eko ซ้ำ ๆ tekrarlamak 重複 вторити, повторювати کسی کے قول

 کو دہرانا lặp lại 重复 echo Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology: Echo Echo Nymph condemned by Hera to speak only when echoing the words of others.

She fell hopelessly in love with Narcissus and pined away in unrequited passion until only her voice was left. Echo is also said to have lost her voice as a consequence of running away from Pan, although this may have been another Echo. In any case, Pan retaliated for her reaction to his goatish appearance by inflicting madness on some nearby shepherds. They attacked Echo and only her voice survived. Looking out from inside the Cave of Pan near Delphi. ( zoom ) Echo (Greek mythology) - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus Echo [disambiguation] most commonly refers to Echo, the reflection of a sound. Echo from the Greek ηχώ meaning reflecting sound or ήχος meaning sound. It may also refer to: Echo satellite, one of the first communications satellites | EChO, a proposed European Space...

(40 of 878 words, 99 definitions) ECHO (Ekho) - Boeotian Oread Nymph of Greek Mythology Echo (ekhô) Nymph Echo, Athenian red-figure hydria C4th B.C., British Museum EKHO (Echo) was an Oreiad-nymph of Mount Kithairon (Cithaeron) in Boiotia. The goddess Hera cursed her with just an echo for a voice as punishment for distracting her from the affairs of Zeus with her endless chatter. She was loved by the god Pan , and herself became enamoured of the boy Narkissos (Narcissus) . When the youth spurned her advances she wasted away, leaving nothing behind but an echoing voice. In ancient Greek vase painting Ekho was depicted as a winged nymph with her face shrouded in a veil. FAMILY OF ECHO IYNX (Suidas s.v. Iynx) ENCYCLOPEDIA ECHO (Êchô), an Oreade, who when Zeus was playing with the nymphs, used to keep Hera at a distance by incessantly talking to her.

In this manner Hera was not able to detect her faithless husband, and the nymphs had time to escape. Hera, however, found out the deception, and she punished Echo by changing her into an echo, that is, a being with no control over its tongue, which is neither able to speak before anybody else has spoken, nor to be silent when somebody else has spoken. Echo in this state fell desperately in love with Narcissus, but as her love was not returned, she pined away in grief, so that in the end there remained of her nothing but her voice. (Ov. Met. iii. 365-401.) There were in Greece certain porticoes, called the Porticoes of Echo, on account of the echo which was heard there; thus, there was one stoa at Hermione with a threefold, and one at Olympia with a sevenfold echo. (Paus. ii. 35. § 6, v. 21. § 7.) Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.

CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES Echo, Narcissus and Anteros, Greco-Roman mosaic from Daphne C3rd A.D., Hatay Archaeology Museum Homeric Hymn 19 to Pan 1 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C7th to 4th B.C.) : "At evening, as he [Pan] returns from the chase, he sounds his note, playng sweet and low on his pipes of reed . . . At that hour the clear-voiced Nymphai (Nymphs) are with him and move with nimble feet, singing by some spring of dark water, while Ekho (Echo) wails about the mountain-top." Pindar, Olympian Ode 14. 20 ff (trans. Conway) (Greek lyric C5th B.C.) : "Then let Ekho (Echo) speed to Persephone's dark-walled dwelling [i.e. through the caverns of the earth], to his [deceased] father Kleodemos (Cleodemus) bearing the glorious tidings." Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae 970 (trans.

O'Neill) (Greek comedy C5th to 4th B.C.) : "Bakkhos (Bacchus) [Dionysos], who delightest to mingle with the dear choruses of the Nymphai Oreiai (Mountain Nymphs), and who repeatest, while dancing with them, the sacred hymn, Euios, Euios, Euoi! Ekho (Echo), the Nymphe of Kithairon (Cithaeron), returns thy words, which resound beneath the dark vaults of the thick foliage and in the midst of the rocks of the forest; the ivy enlaces thy brow with its tendrils charged with flowers." Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae 1020 ff : "Ekho (Echo), thou who reignest in the inmost recesses of the caves." Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae 1060 ff : "I am Ekho (Echo), the Nymphe who repeats all she hears." Pausanias, Description of Greece 2. 35. 10 (trans.

Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) : "To the right of the sanctuary of Khthonia (Chthonia) [i.e. Demeter of the Earth, in the town of Hermione, Argos] is a portico, called by the natives the Portico of Ekho (Echo). It is such that if a man speaks it reverberates at least three times." Orphic Hymn 11 to Pan (trans. Taylor) (Greek hymns C3rd B.C. to 2nd A.D.) : "Thou [Pan] lovest the chase and Ekho's (Echo's) secret voice." Philostratus the Elder, Imagines 2. 11 (trans. Fairbanks) (Greek rhetorician C3rd A.D.) : "[From the description of an ancient Greek painting :] Boukoloi Nymphai (Bucolic Nymphs) have captured Pan. To teach him a lesson they have bound him with ropes and shorn off his beard and they say that they will persuade Ekho (Echo) to scorn him and no longer even to answer his call." Philostratus the Elder, Imagines 2.

17 : "[From a description of the hunt :] Dogs join men in an outcry, so that you might say that Ekho (Echo) herself joins in the revel of the hunt." Philostratus the Elder, Imagines 2. 33 : "[From the description of an ancient Greek painting :] In it [the shrine of Dodona] honour is paid to a bronze Ekho (Echo), whom I think you see placing her hand upon her lips, since a bronze vessel has been dedicated to Zeus at Dodona, that resounds most of the day and is not silent till someone takes hold of it." [N.B. The famous bronze gong of Dodona is personified in this painting as the Nymphe Ekho.] Callistratus, Descriptions 1 (trans. Fairbanks) (Greek rhetorician C4th A.D.) : "[From a description of a sculptural group :] There was a certain cave near Thebes in Egypt which resembled a shepherd's pipe . . . In it was set up an image of a Satyros (Satyr) wrought in marble . . . . [holding] a flute in his hand . . .

Pan stood beside him, delighting in the music of the flute and embracing Ekho (Echo), in fear, I suppose, lest the flute set in motion some musical sound and induce the Nymphe to make an echoing response to the Satyros." Callistratus, Descriptions 9 : "There was in Aithiopia (Ethiopia) an image of Memnon, the son of Tithonos, made of marble; however stone though it was, it did not abide within its proper limits nor endure the silence imposed on it by nature, but stone though it was it had the power of speech. For at one time it saluted the rising Hemera (Day), by its voice giving token of its joy and expressing delight at the arrival of its mother; and again, as day declined to night, it uttered piteous and mournful groans in grief at her departure . . .

The story runs that Ekho (Echo) answered this Memnon when it spoke, uttering a mournful note in response to its mournful lament and returning a mimicking sound in response to its expressions of joy." Ptolemy Hephaestion, New History Book 6 (summary from Photius, Myriobiblon 190) (trans. Pearse) (Greek mythographer C1st to C2nd A.D.) : "A son of Zeus and the Lamia called Akhilleus (Achilles) was of an irresistable beauty and like others was the object of a competition [with the goddess Aphrodite], he carried it then to the judgement of Pan. Aphrodite was irritated and placed in the heart of Pan the [unrequited] love of Ekho (Echo)." Ovid, Metamorphoses 3. 350 ff (trans. Melville) (Roman epic C1st B.C.

to C1st A.D.) : "Cephisius [Narkissos (Narcissus)] now had reached his sixteenth year and seemed both man and boy; and many a youth and many a girl desired him, but hard pride ruled in that delicate frame, and never a youth and never a girl could touch his haughty heart. Once as he drove to nets the frightened deer a strange-voiced Nymphe observed him, who must speak if any other speak an cannot speak unless another speak, resounding Echo.

Echo was still a body, not a voice, but talkative as now, and with the same power of speaking, only to repeat, as best she could, the last of many words, Saturnia [Hera] had made her so; for many a time when the great goddess might have caught the Nymphae (Nymphs) lying with Jove [Zeus] upon the mountainside, Echo discreetly kept her talking till the Nymphae had fled away; and when at last the goddess saw the truth, ‘Your tongue,’ she said, ‘with which you tricked me, now its power shall lose, your voice avail but fro the briefest use.’ The event confirmed the threat: when speaking ends, all she can do is double each last word, and echo back again the voice she's heard. Now when she saw Narcissus wandering in the green byways, Echo's heart was fired; and stealthily she followed, and the more she followed him, the nearer flamed her love. As when a torch is lit and from the tip the leaping sulphur grasps the offered flame.

She longed to come to him with winning words, to urge soft please, but nature now opposed; she might not speak the first but--wheat she might--waited for words her voice could say again. It chanced Narcissus, searching for his friends, called ‘Anyone here?’ and Echo answered ‘Here!’ Amazed he looked all round and, raising his voice called ‘Come this way!’ and Echo called ‘This way!’ He looked behind and, no one coming, shouted ‘Why run away?’ and heard his words again. He stopped, and cheated by the answering voice, called ‘Join me here!’ and she, never more glad to give her answer, answered ‘Join me here!’ And graced her words and ran out from the wood to throw her longing arms around his neck. He bolted, shouting ‘Keep your arms from me! Be off!

I’ll die before I yield to you.’ And all she answered was ‘I yield to you.’ Shamed and rejected in the woods she hides and has her dwelling in the lonely caves; yet still her love endures and grows on grief, and weeping vigils waste her frame away; her body shrivels, all its moisture dries; only her voice and bones are left; at last only her voice, her bones are turned to stone, so in the woods she hides and hills around, for all to hear, alive, but just a sound. Thus had Narcissus mocked her; others too, Nymphae (Nymphs) of Hill and Water and many a man he mocked; till one scorned youth, with raised hands, prayed, ‘So may he love-- and never win his love!’ And Rhamnusia [Nemesis] approved the righteous prayer . . . [and caused Narcissus to fall in love with his own reflection and waste away in grief.] No longer lasts the body Echo loved.

But she, though angry still and unforgetting, grieved for the hapless boy, and when he moaned ‘Alas,’ with answering sob she moaned ‘alas,’ and when he beat his hands upon his breast, she gave again the same sad sound of woe. His latest words, gazing and gazing still, he sighed ‘alas! The boy I loved in vain!’ And these the place repeats, and then ‘farewell,’ and Echo said ‘farewell.’ On the green grass he drooped his weary head, and those bright eyes that loved their master’s beauty closed in death . . . His sister Naides (Naiads) wailed and sheared their locks in mourning for their brother; the Dryades (Dryads) too wailed and sad Echo wailed in answering woe. And then the brandished torches, bier and pyre were ready--but no body anywhere; and in its stead they found a flower--behold, white petals clustered round a cup of gold!" Seneca, Troades 107 ff (trans. Miller) (Roman tragedy C1st A.D.) : "[The Trojan women lament the fall of Troy :] O grief, put forth thy strength.

Let the Rhoetean [Trojan] shores resound with our mourning, and let Echo, who dwells in the caves of the mountains, not, after her wont, curtly repeat our final words alone, but give back our full mourning for Troy." Apuleius, The Golden Ass 5. 25 ff (trans. Walsh) (Roman novel C2nd A.D.) : "The rustic god Pan chanced to be sitting at that moment on the brow of the stream, holding the mountain deity Echo in his arms, and teaching her to repeat after him all kinds of songs. Close by the bank nanny-goats were sporting as they grazed and cropped the river-foliage here and there." Nonnus, Dionysiaca 2. 92 ff (trans. Rouse) (Greek epic C5th A.D.) : "[A laurel-nymphe speaks :] ‘I tremble at your lustful Pan, who will persecute me like Pitys, like Syrinx--I shall be chased myself until I become another Ekho (Echo), to scour the hills and second another's speech.’" Nonnus, Dionysiaca 6.

257 ff : "[During the Great Deluge :] The sea rose until Nereides became Oreiades (Oreads) on the hills over the woodland. O poor thing! Maid Ekho (Echo) had to swim with unpractised hands, and she felt a new fear for that old maiden zone--Pan she had escaped, but she might be caught by Poseidon!" Nonnus, Dionysiaca 8. 15 ff : "[Semele, pregnant with the god Dionysos, wanders across the mountainside :] Some old shepherd made melody with his panspipes, and she heard the tune repeated by countryloving Ekho (Echo) near . . . oft on some hillside pasture she sang with Pan in maddened voice, and played harmonious Ekho to him." Nonnus, Dionysiaca 15. 306 ff : "A pretty thing, your Pan piping the Paphian's [Aphrodite's] tune! Often he chanted Eros (Love), and never became Ekho's (Echo's) bridegroom." Nonnus, Dionysiaca 15.

370 ff : "Maiden Ekho (Echo) who hated marriage whimpered at the lot of [the shepherd] Hymnos perishing [by the hand of the nymphe he loved]." Nonnus, Dionysiaca 16. 356 ff : "[The nymph Nikaia (Nicaia), raped by Dionysos in her sleep, accuses the Nymphs of failing to warn her :] ‘Alas for maidenhead, stolen by that vagabond Bakkhos (Bacchus) [Dionysos]! . . . But Ekho (Echo) herself the enemy of the bed--why did not Ekho tell me the whole scheme?’" Nonnus, Dionysiaca 39. 125 ff : "[The army of Dionysos gathers for the Indian War :] The host-assembling syrinx mingled its piercing tones, and Pan's answering Ekho (Echo) came from the sea with faint warlike whispers instead of her rocky voice." Nonnus, Dionysiaca 42.

255 ff : "Sing first Daphne, sing the erratic course of Ekho (Echo), and the answering note of the goddess who never fails to speak, for these two despised the desire of gods." Nonnus, Dionysiaca 45. 174 ff : "Melodious Pan sat beside herds of goats or sheepcoates playing his tune on the assembled reeds . . . imitating Ekho (Echo) returned the sounds of his pipes . . . prattler as she was [whose] lips which were wont to sound with the pipe of Pan never silent." Nonnus, Dionysiaca 48. 489 ff : "I am like lovelorn Pan, when the girl flees me swift as the wind, and wanders, treading the wilderness with boot more agile than Ekho (Echo) never see! You are happy, Pan, much more than Bromios [Dionysos], for during your search you have found a physic for love in a mindbewitching voice. Ekho follows your tones and returns them, moving from place to place, and utters a sound of speaking like your voice." Nonnus, Dionysiaca 48.

640 ff : "Maiden Ekho (Echo) did not join in the mountain dance, but shamefast hid herself unapproachable under the foundations of the rock, that she might not behold the wedding of womanmad Dionysos." Suidas s.v. Haliplanktos (trans. Suda On Line) (Byzantine Greek lexicon C10th A.D.) : "Pan . . . is in love with Ekho (Echo)." Suidas s.v. Iynx : "Iynx : The daughter of Ekho (Echo) or some say Peitho (Persuasion)." ANCIENT GREEK & ROMAN ART Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology: Echo Looking out from inside the Cave of Pan near Delphi. Photo by Joel Skidmore. Echo. Nymph condemned by Hera to speak only when echoing the words of others. She fell hopelessly in love with Narcissus and pined away in unrequited passion until only her voice was left. Echo is also said to have lost her voice as a consequence of running away from Pan, although this may have been another Echo.

In any case, Pan retaliated for her reaction to his goatish appearance by inflicting madness on some nearby shepherds. They attacked Echo and only her voice survived. Echo-like | Article about echo-like by The Free Dictionary Echo-like | Article about echo-like by The Free Dictionary Also found in: Dictionary , Thesaurus , Medical , Legal , Wikipedia . Echo, in Greek mythology, mountain nymph. She assisted Zeus in one of his amorous adventures by distracting Hera with her chatter. For this Hera made her unable to speak except to repeat another's last words. She fell in love with Narcissus, but when he rejected her, she pined away until only her voice remained. In another myth, she was loved by Pan, who, because he could not win her, caused shepherds to tear her asunder; Gaea buried her limbs, leaving only her voice. echo, reflection of a sound wave back to its source in sufficient strength and with a sufficient time lag to be separately distinguished. If a sound wave returns within 1-10 sec, the human ear is incapable of distinguishing it from the orginal one.

Thus, since the velocity of sound is c.344 m (1,130 ft) per sec at a normal room temperature of about 20&degC; (68&degF;), a reflecting wall must be more than 16.2 m (56 1-2 ft) from the sound source at this temperature for an echo to be heard by a person at the source. In this case the sound requires 1-20 sec to reach the reflecting surface and the same time to return. Bats navigate by listening for the echo of their high-frequency cry. Sonar and depth sounders work by analyzing electronically the echo time lag of sound waves, generally between 10 and 50 kilohertz, produced by underwater transducers. Radar sets broadcast radio waves, usually between 100 and 10,000 megahertz, pick up the portion reflected back by objects, and electronically determine the distance and direction of the objects. A sound echo that is reflected again and again from different surfaces, as by parallel walls in a tunnel, is called reverberation. When a surface reflects sound it partially absorbs and partially reflects the energy.

As the process is repeated the sound becomes weaker and weaker and eventually ceases. Echo A sound wave which has been reflected or otherwise returned with sufficient magnitude and time delay to be perceived in some manner as a sound wave distinct from that directly transmitted. Multiple echo describes a succession of separately indistinguishable echos arising from a single source. When the reflected waves occur in rapid succession, the phenomenon is often termed a flutter echo. Echoes and flutter echoes are generally detrimental to the quality of the acoustics of rooms. They may be minimized through the proper selection of room dimensions, room shape, and distribution of sound-absorbing materials. Echoes have been put to a variety of uses in measurement problems. For example, the distance between two points can be measured by timing the duration required for a direct sound originating at one location to strike an object at the other point and to return an echo to the location of the initial source. Ultrasonic echo techniques have achieved considerable success in nondestructive testing of materials. See Reflection of sound , Sound , Ultrasonics Echo a device used in composition and performance that consists in the repetition of a musical phrase, gradually decreasing in volume, by the same or different voices or instruments.

The echo is used mainly in choral works, operas, orchestral music, and chamber music. Sometimes the device is the basis for entire musical works or sections of works, as in O. di Lasso’s madrigal “O là, o che bon eccho,” or the section entitled “Echo” in J. S. Bach’s Partita in B minor for harpsichord. This device has been frequently used in operatic scenes (Orfeo ed Euridice by Gluck and Ariadne auf Naxos by R. Strauss), and in classical compositions {Echo, a composition for two-string trios by Haydn, Hoboken II, 39; Nocturne for Four Orchestras by Mozart, K. 286). One of the registers of the organ is also called an echo. Echo (from the name of the nymph Echo in Greek mythology), an acoustic, electromagnetic, or other wave reflected from some barrier and perceived by an observer. For example, an acoustic echo may be observed upon reflection of an acoustic pulse, such as a knock or a brief, abrupt shout, from surfaces with good reflecting properties.

An echo is discernible to the ear if the transmitted and received pulses are separated by a time interval τ ≥ 50–60 msec. An echo becomes multiple if there are several reflecting surfaces (near a group of buildings or in the mountains), the sound from which reaches the observer at moments of time separated by intervals of τ ≥ 50–60 msec. A harmonic echo arises upon the scattering of sound with a broad frequency spectrum by barriers with dimensions that are small compared with the wavelengths λ of the components of the spectrum. In an enclosure, numerous separate echoes merge into continuous repercussions (see REVERBERATION ). An echo may be a means of measuring the distance r from a signal source to the reflecting object: r = cτ/2, where τ is the time interval between the signal burst and return of the echo and c is the velocity of wave propagation in the medium. Various applications of echo signals are based on this principle. The operation of sonar is based on the acoustic echo, which is also used in navigation, where echo sounders are used to measure depth.

Electromagnetic echo is used in radar; being reflected from the ionosphere, it permits shortwave radio communication over great distances, as well as determination of the properties of the ionosphere. The echo-wave principle is also beginning to be used in the optical band of electromagnetic waves generated by a quantum optical generator. Elastic waves propagating in the crust of the earth, reflecting from layers of various rocks, form a seismic echo that is used to locate mineral deposits. Echoes can be used to measure the depth of boreholes (echo ranging of wells) and the height of the liquid level in tanks (ultrasonic level gauges). Echo methods are extensively used in ultrasonic flaw detection. For some animals, such as bats, dolphins, and whales, acoustic echo is a means of orientation and of locating prey. REFERENCES What does echo mean? to repeat with assent; to respond; to adopt Echo(verb) to give an echo; to resound; to be sounded back; as, the hall echoed with acclamations Origin: [L. echo, Gr. 'hchw` echo, sound, akin to 'hchh`, 'h^chos, sound, noise; cf. Skr. v to sound, bellow; perh.

akin to E. voice: cf. F. cho.] Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Echo Echo is an accolade by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie an association of recording companies of Germany to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. The first ECHO Awards ceremony was held in 1992, and it was set up to honor musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1991, succeeding the Deutscher Schallplattenpreis which were awarded since 1963. Each year's winner is determined by the previous year's sales. Winners in the pop category are announced in March; the winners in the classical category in October. Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Echo ek′ō, n. the repetition of sound caused by a sound-wave coming against some opposing surface, and being reflected: a device in verse in which a line ends with a word which recalls the sound of the last word of the preceding line: imitation: an imitator:—pl. Echoes (ek′ōz).—v.i.

to reflect sound: to be sounded back: to resound.—v.t. to send back the sound of: to repeat a thing said: to imitate: to flatter slavishly:—pr.p. ech′ōing; pa.p. ech′ōed.—ns. Ech′oism, the formation of imitative words; Ech′oist, one who repeats like an echo.—adj. Ech′oless, giving no echo, unresponsive.—ns. Echom′eter, an instrument for measuring the length of sounds; Echom′etry, the art of measuring such.—Cheer to the echo, to applaud most heartily, so that the room resounds. [L.,—Gr. ēchō, a sound.] The Nuttall Encyclopedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Echo a wood-nymph in love with Narcissus, who did not return her love, in consequence of which she pined away till all that remained of her was only her voice.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: ECHO The only thing that can cheat a woman out of the last word. CrunchBase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Echo Echo provides the industry's first and largest real-time platform, enabling the rapid implementation and scale of applications for social TV, social music, social news, social sports, social commerce and social finance. Brands and developers can leverage the Echo platform to transform their static websites and mobile apps into real-time experiences that significantly boost traffic, increase user engagement, and drive more revenue. A leader in the space, Echo currently serves over 1.5 billion streams per month for customers including ABC, Advance Digital, AMC Networks, CNBC, ESPN, iVillage, NASDAQ, Scripps Networks, Sony, The Washington Post, USA Network, XO Group and WWE. British National Corpus Rank popularity for the word 'echo' in Nouns Frequency: #2141 Verbs Frequency The numerical value of echo in Chaldean Numerology is: 2 Pythagorean Numerology

Question: In Greek mythology who pined away from unrequited love for Narcissus until only her voice was left?
Answer: ECHO