echoic

Definition of echoic

Adjectives

(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
Synonyms:
imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic
Antonyms:
nonechoic
not echoic or imitative of sound
like or characteristic of an echo
Synonyms:
echolike
reflected
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back

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Words that contain echoic

anechoic
 anechoic chamber
 nonechoic