e·cho·ic

[e-koh-ik]
adjective
1.
resembling an echo.

Origin:
1875–80; < Latin ēchōicus. See echo, -ic

non·e·cho·ic, adjective
un·e·cho·ic, adjective
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echoic (ɛˈkəʊɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  characteristic of or resembling an echo
2.  onomatopoeic; imitative

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Echoic is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Sensory information storage is also known as sensory register, sensory store, and eidetic and echoic memory.
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