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- [esh-uh-lon]
- /ˈɛʃ əˌlɒn/
- /ˈeʃ.ə.lɒn/
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- [esh-uh-lon]
- /ˈɛʃ əˌlɒn/
Definitions of echelon word
- noun echelon a level of command, authority, or rank: After years of service, she is now in the upper echelon of city officials. Synonyms: place, rank, hierarchy, authority, grade, office; row, tier, rung; social standing, position, class, standing. 1
- noun echelon a level of worthiness, achievement, or reputation: studying hard to get into one of the top echelon colleges. Synonyms: degree, position, tier. 1
- noun echelon Military. a formation of troops, ships, airplanes, etc., in which groups of soldiers or individual vehicles or craft are arranged in parallel lines, either with each line extending to the right of the one in front (right echelon) or with each line extending to the left of the one in front (left echelon) so that the whole presents the appearance of steps. 1
- noun echelon Military. one of the groups of a formation so arranged. 1
- noun echelon Archaic. any structure or group of structures arranged in a steplike form. 1
- noun echelon Also called echelon grating. Spectroscopy. a diffraction grating that is used in the resolution of fine structure lines and consists of a series of plates of equal thickness stacked in staircase fashion. 1
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Origin of echelon
First appearance:
before 1790 One of the 43% newest English words
1790-1800; < French échelon, orig. rung of a ladder, Old French eschelon, equivalent to esch(i)ele ladder (< Latin scāla; see scale3) + -on noun suffix
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Parts of speech for Echelon
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echelon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
echelon usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for echelon
noun echelon
- degree — You use degree to indicate the extent to which something happens or is the case, or the amount which something is felt.
- string — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- office — Microsoft Office
- grade — a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper.
- rank — Otto [awt-oh] /ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1884–1939, Austrian psychoanalyst.
Antonyms for echelon
noun echelon
- unemployment — the state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily: Automation poses a threat of unemployment for many unskilled workers.
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