Echinops
1: genus of Mediterranean and Eurasian herbs: globe thistles [syn: {genus Echinops}]
echinus
1: ovolo molding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column [also: {echini} (pl)]
Echium
1: a genus of bristly herbs and shrubs of the family Boraginaceae [syn: {genus Echium}]
Echium vulgare
1: a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States [syn: {blueweed}, {blue devil}, {blue thistle}, {viper's bugloss}]
echo
1: the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped [syn: {reverberation}, {sound reflection}, {replication}] 2: (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only...
echo sounder
1: a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return; sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging; a...
echo sounding
1: determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it [syn: {echolocation}]
echocardiograph
1: a sonograph that creates an image of the heart and its abnormalities
echocardiography
1: a noninvasive diagnostic procedure that uses ultrasound to study to structure and motions of the heart
echoencephalograph
1: a sonograph that creates an image of the brain and its abnormalities
echoencephalography
1: a noninvasive diagnostic procedure that uses ultrasound to study the anatomy of the brain
echoic
1: (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 [syn:...
echoing
1: (of sounds) repeating by reflection; "a hotel with echoing halls" [syn: {echoing(a)}, {reechoing}]
echolalia
1: an infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others 2: (psychiatry) mechanical and meaningless repetition of the words of another person (as in schizophrenia)
echoless
1: having or producing no echo; "the echoless darkness"
echolike
1: like or characteristic of an echo [syn: {echoic}]
echolocation
1: determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it [syn: {echo sounding}]
echovirus
1: any of a group of viruses associated with various diseases including viral meningitis and mild respiratory disorders and diarrhea in newborn infants
echt
1: not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather" [syn: {genuine}] [ant: {counterfeit}]
Eckhart
1: German theologian and mystic (1260-1327) [syn: {Johannes Eckhart}, {Meister Eckhart}]
eclampsia
1: a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy
eclat
1: enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved" [syn: {acclaim}, {acclamation}, {plaudits}...
eclectic
1: selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas n : someone who selects according to the eclectic method [syn: {eclecticist}]
eclectic method
1: making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style [syn: {eclecticism}]
eclecticism
1: making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style [syn: {eclectic method}]
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eclecticist
1: someone who selects according to the eclectic method [syn: {eclectic}]
eclipse
1: one celestial body obscures another [syn: {occultation}] v 1: exceed in importance; outweigh; "This problem overshadows our lives right now" [syn: {overshadow}] 2: cause an eclipse of (a celestial ...
eclipsis
1: omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences [syn: {ellipsis}]
ecliptic
1: the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun; the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun; makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator; "all of the planets rotate the...
eclogue
1: a short descriptive poem of rural or pastoral life [syn: {bucolic}, {idyll}]
ECM
1: electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum [syn: {electronic countermeasures}]
eco-warfare
1: violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists [syn: {ecoterrorism}, {ecological terrorism}, {ecological warfare}]
ecobabble
1: using the technical language of ecology to make the user seem ecologically aware
ecologic
1: characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment; "an ecological disaster" [syn: {ecological}] 2: of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research" [syn: {ec...
ecological
1: characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment; "an ecological disaster" [syn: {ecologic}] 2: of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research" [syn: {ecol...
ecological niche
1: (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species) [syn: {niche}]
ecological succession
1: (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established [syn: {succession}]
ecological terrorism
1: violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists [syn: {ecoterrorism}, {eco-warfare}, {ecological warfare}]
ecological warfare
1: violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists [syn: {ecoterrorism}, {ecological terrorism}, {eco-warfare}]
ecologically
1: with respect to ecology; "ecologically speaking, this idea is brilliant; economically, it is a disaster"
ecologist
1: a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment
ecology
1: the environment as it relates to living organisms; "it changed the ecology of the island" 2: the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment [syn: {bionom...
econometric
1: of or relating to econometrics; "econometric theories"
econometrician
1: an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods [syn: {econometrist}]
econometrics
1: the application of mathematics and statistics to the study of economic and financial data
econometrist
1: an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods [syn: {econometrician}]
economic
1: of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; "economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life" [syn: {economical}] 2: of or relatin...
economic aid
1: a gift of money to support a worthy person or cause [syn: {aid}]
Economic and Social Council
1: a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for economic and social conditions [syn: {ECOSOC}]
Economic Commission for Africa
1: the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of African nations
Economic Commission for Europe
1: the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Europe
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