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”).

Adjective

anechoic (comparative more anechoic, superlative most anechoic)

(acoustics) lacking echos; that absorbs sound
The bassoonist settled into the anechoic chamber and prepared for another grueling recording session.

Translations

anechoic

Dutch: galmvrij, echovrij, anechoïsch
Greek: ανηχητικός m (anichitikós)

Italian: anecoico (it)
Portuguese: anecoico

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