anechoic

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === enPR: ănˌ-ĕ-kōˈ-ĭk (UK) IPA(key): /ˌæn.ɛˈkəʊ.ɪk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæn.ɛˈkoʊ.ɪk/ Rhymes: -əʊɪk, -oʊɪk === Adjective === anechoic (comparative more anechoic, superlative most anechoic) (acoustics) Lacking echoes; particularly, designed to absorb sound. ==== Synonyms ==== dead echoless soundproof ==== Antonyms ==== echoic (transmitting echoes) noisy (full of noise) reflective (allowing sound to reflect) reverberant ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== echo echoic ==== Translations ====