anechoic

[ an-e-koh-ik ]

adjective

1. (of a recording chamber, television studio, or the like) characterized by an unusually low degree of reverberation; echo-free.

anechoic

/ ˌænɪˈkəʊɪk /

adjective

1. having a low degree of reverberation of sound

   an anechoic recording studio

Word History and Origins

Origin of anechoic¹

First recorded in 1945–50; an- ¹ + echoic

Example Sentences

I had been warned that anyone speaking to me inside an anechoic chamber would sound as if they were standing just next to me, murmuring into my ear.

From New York Times

Becker and Marder met up in Paris before the shoot, where Becker took the director to an anechoic chamber so he could experience what remains in the absence of ambient sound.

From Washington Post

The room in this picture is an anechoic space: it’s designed so that no surface reflects sound.

From Nature

We used some of her tools, a small anechoic chamber and a sensor with an accelerometer, in the soil project.

From Nature

This anechoic chamber is so silent that someone standing in it can hear not just their heart beating, but the blood flowing in their veins.

From The Guardian