anechoic

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
17
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˌæn.ɛˈkəʊ.ɪk/ (UK)
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/ˌæn.ɛˈkəʊ.ɪk/ (UK) · /ˌæn.ɛˈkoʊ.ɪk/

Definition of anechoic

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Lacking echoes; particularly, designed to absorb sound.
    “The bassoonist settled into the anechoic chamber and prepared for another grueling recording session.”

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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”).

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