| 1. repetition of a sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a solid surface; (Computers) user input printed to the screen so the user can read it; (Slang) person who reflects on another person; person who imitates another. reverberate; repeat a sound; transmit immediately each character received by a computer back to the sourse as to serve as a confirmation of receipt (Computers). echoecho , n.; pl. echoes (#). [l. echo, gr. echo.] (whist) (a) a signal, played in the same manner as a trump signal, made by a player who holds four or more trumps (or as played by some exactly three trumps) and whose partner has led trumps or signaled for trumps. (b) a signal showing the number held of a plain suit when a high card in that suit is led by one's partner.echo echo , n.; pl. echoes (#). [l. echo, gr. echo, sound, akin to , , sound, noise; cf. skr. vā to sound, bellow; perh. akin to e. voice: cf. f. écho.] |
