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echoic

UK
/ɪˈkəʊɪk/
US
/ɪˈkoʊɪk/

Translations

echoicnoun
echoics
pl
UK
/ɪˈkəʊɪk/
US
/ɪˈkoʊɪk/
Used countably to refer to an onomatopoeic word.
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.
Synonyms
onomatopoeic word
echo
reverberation
reverberance
resonance
reflection
repetition
onomatopoeia
echoicadjective
more echoic
Comp.
most echoic
Super.
UK
/ɪˈkəʊɪk/
US
/ɪˈkoʊɪk/
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.
Synonyms
imitative
reflective
resonant
reverberant

Definitions

echoicnoun
An onomatopoeic or sound-imitative word.
"Bang" is an echoic often used in comics to represent a gunshot.
echoicadjective
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.
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