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anechoic.

Lacking echoes; particularly, designed to absorb sound.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌæn.ɛˈkəʊ.ɪk/UK/ˌæn.ɛˈkoʊ.ɪk/General-American
  1. Lacking echoes; particularly, designed to absorb sound.

    The bassoonist settled into the anechoic chamber and prepared for another grueling recording session.
Where this word comes from

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”).

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