Definition of echos in English

Wiktionary

echos (Noun)
Plural of echo.
echos (Noun)
Alternative spelling of echoes.

Part of speech

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echos, verb, present, 3rd person singular of echo (infinitive).
echos, noun, plural of echo.

WordNet

Noun Plural: echoes
echo - the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves; "she could hear echoes of her own footsteps"
		reverberation, sound reflection, replication
		reflectivity, reflexion, reflection the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material); "he studied his reflection in the mirror"
echo - a reply that repeats what has just been said
		reply, response the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"
echo - a reflected television or radio or radar beam
		reflectivity, reflexion, reflection the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material); "he studied his reflection in the mirror"
echo - (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained
		nymph a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)
echo - an imitation or repetition; "the flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life"
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"
Verb echos, echoing, echoed
echo - call to mind; "His words echoed John F. Kennedy"
		recall
		resemble appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to; "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work"
echo - ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter"
		resound, ring, reverberate
		sound, go appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"
		consonate sound in sympathy
		reecho repeat back like an echo
		reecho repeat back like an echo
		bong ring loudly and deeply; "the big bell bonged"
echo - to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders"
		repeat
		let loose, emit, let out, utter expel (gases or odors)
		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"

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Wiktionary

echo (Noun)
A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.
echo (Noun)
The displaying on the command line of the command that has just been executed.
echo (Noun)
The letter E in the ICAO spelling alphabet .
echo (Verb)
To reflect off of a surface and return to someone who has heard it already.
echo (Verb)
To repeat back precisely what another has just said: to copy in the imitation of a natural echo.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

echo (n.)
A sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear of a listener; repercussion of sound; repetition of a sound.
echo (n.)
Fig.: Sympathetic recognition; response; answer.
echo (n.)
A wood or mountain nymph, regarded as repeating, and causing the reverberation of them.
echo (n.)
A nymph, the daughter of Air and Earth, who, for love of Narcissus, pined away until nothing was left of her but her voice.
echo (v. t.)
To send back (a sound); to repeat in sound; to reverberate.
echo (v. t.)
To repeat with assent; to respond; to adopt.
echo (v. i.)
To give an echo; to resound; to be sounded back; as, the hall echoed with acclamations.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

echo
A repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
echo
Sonogram of the heart.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

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.]

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡

echo
The only thing that can cheat a woman out of the last word.

Wikipedia

mythology
Echo was a nymph in Mythology, and an Oread (a mountain nymph). She was very beautiful, but loved her own voice.

Hera.

According to "Ovid", Echo once had the job of distracting Hera from Zeus having relationships with other women. She did this by leading Hera away and flattering her. When Hera found out she was very angry with Echo. She put a curse on her that meant that she could only speak the last words of other people after she had heard them. It is due to this story that we get the meaning behind the word "echo".

Narcissus.

After she was cursed, Echo fell in love with Narcissus. Narcissus was very handsome and anybody who saw him always fell in love with him. However, Narcissus had no heart and could not fall in love with anybody. Echo could not speak to Narcissus but wanted to be able to see him. She therefore followed him everywhere, but made sure that he could not see her.

Narcissus got lost and called out "Is anyone here?". Echo said back "Here, here, here." Narcissus then asked Echo to come out of her hiding place. Echo did so and then told Narcissus that she loved him by hand movements. Narcissus, who was angry that so many people loved him, told Echo that he did not love her.

Echo was very upset and prayed to Aphrodite for death. Aphrodite granted Echo's wish, but she liked Echo's voice so much she kept it alive.

Narcissus also rejected echo and broke her heart, echo then went and haunted valleys and mountainous ares where echoes are able to be heard in all holllo