Anechoic
/ˌæn.ɛˈkoʊ.ɪk/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Lacking echoes; particularly, designed to absorb sound.
"The bassoonist settled into the anechoic chamber and prepared for another grueling recording session."
Adjective
- 1 not having or producing echoes; sound-absorbent wordnet
Example
More examples"The bassoonist settled into the anechoic chamber and prepared for another grueling recording session."
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”).