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emit vs echo

echo vs emit

emit is not a noun while echo is a noun.

emit and echo both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
emit No No Yes No
echo Yes No Yes No
As verbs, echo is a hyponym of emit; that is, echo is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than emit:
  • emit: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
  • echo: to say again or imitate
emit (noun) echo (noun)
an imitation or repetition
the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
a reflected television or radio or radar beam
a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.
a reply that repeats what has just been said
emit (verb) echo (verb)
expel (gases or odors) to say again or imitate
express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words) ring or echo with sound
give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. bring to mind
Difference between emit and echo

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