Echo vs. Plural — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Echo and Plural
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Echo
In audio signal processing and acoustics, echo is a reflection of sound that arrives at the listener with a delay after the direct sound. The delay is directly proportional to the distance of the reflecting surface from the source and the listener.
Plural
The plural (sometimes abbreviated PL), in many languages, is one of the values of the grammatical category of number. The plural of a noun typically denotes a quantity greater than the default quantity represented by that noun.
Echo
A nymph whose unrequited love for Narcissus caused her to pine away until only her voice remained.
Plural
Relating to or composed of more than one member, set, or kind
The plural meanings of a text.
A plural society.
Echo
Repetition of a sound by reflection of sound waves from a surface.
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Plural
(Grammar) Of or being a grammatical form that designates more than one of the things specified.
Echo
The sound produced in this manner.
Plural
The plural number or form.
Echo
A repetition or an imitation
A fashion that is an echo of an earlier style.
Plural
A word or term in the plural form.
Echo
A remnant or vestige
Found echoes of past civilizations while examining artifacts in the Middle East.
Plural
Consisting of or containing more than one of something.
The notion of culture is one whose meanings are plural and shifting.
Echo
One who imitates another, as in opinions, speech, or dress.
Plural
(grammar) In systems of number, not singular or not singular or dual.
English nouns usually have singular and plural forms.
Echo
A sympathetic response
Their demand for justice found an echo in communities across the nation.
Plural
(comparable) Pluralistic.
Echo
A consequence or repercussion
Her resignation had echoes throughout the department.
Plural
The plural number. In English, referring to more or less than one of something.
Echo
Repetition of certain sounds or syllables in poetry, as in echo verse.
Plural
A word in the form in which it potentially refers to something other than one person or thing; and other than two things if the language has a dual form.
The plural of 'cat' is 'cats', but the plural of 'child' is 'children'.
Echo
(Music) Soft repetition of a note or phrase.
Plural
A person with some form of multiplicity, particularly dissociative identity disorder.
Echo
(Electronics) A reflected wave received by a radio or radar.
Plural
Relating to, or containing, more than one; designating two or more; as, a plural word.
Plural faith, which is too much by one.
Echo
An echocardiogram.
Plural
The plural number; that form of a word which expresses or denotes more than one; a word in the plural form.
Echo
To repeat (a sound) by the reflection of sound waves from a surface.
Plural
The form of a word that is used to denote more than one
Echo
To repeat or imitate
Followers echoing the cries of their leader.
Events that echoed a previous incident in history.
Plural
Grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units
Echo
To be repeated by or as if by an echo
The shout echoed off the wall. The speaker's words echoed in her mind.
Echo
To resound with or as if with an echo; reverberate
Rooms echoing with laughter.
Echo
A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.
Echo
An utterance repeating what has just been said.
Echo
(poetry) A device in verse in which a line ends with a word which recalls the sound of the last word of the preceding line.
Echo
(figurative) Sympathetic recognition; response; answer.
Echo
(computing) The displaying on the command line of the command that has just been executed.
Echo
(computing) An individual discussion forum using the echomail system.
Echo
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Echo
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 signalled for trumps.
Echo
A signal showing the number held of a plain suit when a high card in that suit is led by one's partner.
Echo
An antisemitic punctuation symbol or marking, ((( ))), placed around a name or phrase to indicate the person is Jewish or the entity is controlled by Jewish people.
Echo
Clipping of echocardiography
Echo
Clipping of echocardiogram
Echo
To reflect off a surface and return.
Echo
(transitive) To reflect back (a sound).
Echo
To repeat (another's speech, opinion, etc.).
Sid echoed his father's point of view.
Echo
To repeat its input as input to some other device or system.
Echo
To give the echo signal, informing one's partner about cards one holds.
Echo
A sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear of a listener; repercussion of sound; repetition of a sound.
The babbling echo mocks the hounds.
The woods shall answer, and the echo ring.
Echo
Fig.: Sympathetic recognition; response; answer.
Fame is the echo of actions, resounding them.
Many kind, and sincere speeches found an echo in his heart.
Echo
A wood or mountain nymph, regarded as repeating, and causing the reverberation of them.
Sweet Echo, sweetest nymph, that liv'st unseenWithin thy airy shell.
Echo
A nymph, the daughter of Air and Earth, who, for love of Narcissus, pined away until nothing was left of her but her voice.
Compelled me to awake the courteous EchoTo give me answer from her mossy couch.
Echo
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.
I would applaud thee to the very echo,That should applaud again.
Echo
To send back (a sound); to repeat in sound; to reverberate.
Those peals are echoed by the Trojan throng.
The wondrous soundIs echoed on forever.
Echo
To repeat with assent; to respond; to adopt.
They would have echoed the praises of the men whom they envied, and then have sent to the newspaper anonymous libels upon them.
Echo
To give an echo; to resound; to be sounded back; as, the hall echoed with acclamations.
Echo
The persistence of a sound after its source has stopped
Echo
(Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained
Echo
A reply that repeats what has just been said
Echo
To say again or imitate;
Followers echoing the cries of their leaders
Echo
Ring or echo with sound;
The hall resounded with laughter
Echo
Call to mind;
His words echoed John F. Kennedy
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