echolalia

(psychiatry) mechanical and meaningless repetition of the words of another person (as in schizophrenia) ; an infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others ;

echolocation

determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it ;

echovirus

any of a group of viruses associated with various diseases including viral meningitis and mild respiratory disorders and diarrhea in newborn infants ;

eck

a German Roman Catholic theologian who was an indefatigable opponent of Martin Luther (1486-1543) ;

eckhart

German Roman Catholic theologian and mystic (1260-1327) ;

eclair

oblong cream puff ;

eclampsia

a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy ;

eclat

brilliant or conspicuous success or effect; "the eclat of a great achievement" ; ceremonial elegance and splendor; "entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses" ; enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved" ;

eclectic

someone who selects according to the eclectic method ;

eclectic method

making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style ;

eclecticism

making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style ;

eclecticist

someone who selects according to the eclectic method ;

eclipse

one celestial body obscures another ;

eclipsis

omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences ;

ecliptic

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 sun in approximately the same ecliptic" ;

eclogue

a short descriptive poem of rural or pastoral life ;

ecm

electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum ;

eco-warfare

violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists ;

ecobabble

using the technical language of ecology to make the user seem ecologically aware ;

ecological niche

(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species) ;

ecological succession

(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 ;

ecological terrorism

violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists ;

ecological warfare

violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists ;

ecologist

a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment ;

ecology

the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment ; the environment as it relates to living organisms; "it changed the ecology of the island" ;

econometrician

an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods ;

econometrics

the application of mathematics and statistics to the study of economic and financial data ;

econometrist

an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods ;

economic aid

a gift of money to support a worthy person or cause ;

economic and social council

a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for economic and social conditions ;

economic and social council commission

a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations ;

economic commission for africa

the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of African nations ;

economic commission for asia and the far east

the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of countries in Asia and the Far East ;

economic commission for europe

the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Europe ;

economic commission for latin america

the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Latin America ;

economic condition

the condition of finances ;

economic consumption

(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily" ;

economic crisis

a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment ;

economic expert

an expert in the science of economics ;

economic geography

the branch of geography concerned with the production and distribution of commodities ;