Question

What is distinct echo

Answer 1

(i) To hear a distinct echo, the time interval between the original sound and the reflected one must be at least 0.1 s.
(ii) For hearing distinct echoes, the minimum distance of the obstacie from the source of sound must be 17.2 m.
Echo is a repetition of sound due to the reflection of original sound by a broad and hard obstacle.

Answer 2

In audio signal processing and acoustics, Echo is a reflection of sound that arrives at the listener with a delay after the direct sound. The delay is proportional to the distance of the reflecting surface from the source and the listener. Typical examples are the echo produced by the bottom of a well, by a building, or by the walls of an enclosed room and an empty room. A true echo is a single reflection of the sound source.[citation needed]

The word echo derives from the Greek ἠχώ (ēchō),[1] itself from ἦχος (ēchos), "sound".[2]Echo in the folk story of Greek is a mountain nymph whose ability to speak was cursed, only able to repeat the last words anyone spoke to her. Some animals use echo for location sensing and navigation, such as cetaceans (dolphins and whales) and bats.