Définition "echo" dans le dictionnaire Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus

echo n pl , -oes

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 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

a the signal reflected by a radar target

b the trace produced by such a signal on a radar screen

7 the repetition of certain sounds or syllables in a verse line

8 the quiet repetition of a musical phrase

9 (Also called) echo organ, 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 an electronic effect in recorded music that adds vibration or resonance vb , -oes, -oing, -oed

11 to resound or cause to resound with an echo
the cave echoed their shouts

12 (of sounds) to repeat or resound by echoes; reverberate

13 (of persons) to repeat (words, opinions, etc.), in imitation, agreement, or flattery

14 (of things) to resemble or imitate (another style, earlier model, etc.)

15 (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 ekho; related to Greek ekhe sound)
♦ echoing  adj
♦ echoless  adj
♦ echo-like  adj