Associations to the word «Echoic»
Noun
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Wiktionary
ECHOIC, adjective. Of or pertaining to an echo
ECHOIC, adjective. Imitative of a sound; onomatopoeic.
ECHOIC MEMORY, noun. (psychology) A type of sensory memory that briefly holds audio information for about 4 seconds.
Dictionary definition
ECHOIC, adjective. (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer.
ECHOIC, adjective. Like or characteristic of an echo.
Wise words
We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words
were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only,
and not for things themselves.