echoic

UK
/ɪˈkəʊɪk/
US
/ɪˈkoʊɪk/
echoicnoun
echoics
pl
UK
/ɪˈkəʊɪk/
US
/ɪˈkoʊɪk/
Used countably to refer to an onomatopoeic word.
Translations
onomatopéeLinguistique ; mot qui imite un bruit.
"Bang" is an echoic often used in comics to represent a gunshot.
"Bang" est une onomatopée souvent utilisée dans les bandes dessinées pour représenter un coup de feu.
Additional translations
mot onomatopéiqueVariante explicative, surtout en contexte linguistique.
Definitions
An onomatopoeic or sound-imitative word.
"Bang" is an echoic often used in comics to represent a gunshot.
echoicadjective
more echoic
Comp.
most echoic
Super.
UK
/ɪˈkəʊɪk/
US
/ɪˈkoʊɪk/
Translations
The singer's echoic voice filled the cathedral.
La voix échoïque du chanteur remplissait la cathédrale.
Additional translations
imitatifLinguistique ; se dit d’un son ou d’un mot qui imite un bruit.
Definitions
Imitative of a sound; resembling or reproducing a sound.
The echoic nature of the poem made it feel as if the reader was surrounded by the sounds of the forest.
Pertaining to or produced by echoes; echoing or resounding.
The singer's echoic voice filled the cathedral.