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anechoic
an·e·cho·ic
/
ˌæn
ɛˈkoʊ
ɪk
/
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an-e-
koh
-ik
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adjective
(of a recording chamber, television studio, or the like) characterized by an unusually low degree of reverberation; echo-free.
Origin:
1945–50;
an-
1
+
echoic
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anechoic
(ˌænɪˈkəʊɪk)
—
adj
having a low degree of reverberation of sound:
an anechoic recording studio
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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anechoic
1948, in electronics, from an- "not" + echoic (see
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