reflection vs echo

echo vs reflection

reflection and echo both are nouns.

reflection is not a verb while echo is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reflection	Yes	No	No	No
echo	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, echo is a hyponym of reflection; that is, echo is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reflection:

reflection: the ability to reflect beams or rays
echo: the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves

Other hyponyms of reflection include replication, reverberation, sound reflection.

reflection (noun)	echo (noun)
the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)	an imitation or repetition
the ability to reflect beams or rays	the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
a likeness in which left and right are reversed	a reflected television or radio or radar beam
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration	a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.
a remark expressing careful consideration	a reply that repeats what has just been said
expression without words
the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
(mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed

reflection (verb)	echo (verb)
	to say again or imitate
	ring or echo with sound
	bring to mind

Difference between reflection and echo

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