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LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does loudspeaker system mean?
• LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM (noun)
The noun LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM has 1 sense:
1. electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance
Familiarity information: LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
loudspeaker; loudspeaker system; speaker; speaker system; speaker unit
Hypernyms ("loudspeaker system" is a kind of...):
electro-acoustic transducer (a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "loudspeaker system"):
bullhorn; loud-hailer; loud hailer (a portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifier)
intercom speaker; squawk box; squawker (the loudspeaker on an intercom or public address system)
subwoofer (a loudspeaker that is designed to reproduce very low bass frequencies)
tannoy (a loudspeaker)
tweeter (a loudspeaker that reproduces higher audio frequency sounds)
woofer (a loudspeaker that reproduces lower audio frequency sounds)
Holonyms ("loudspeaker system" is a part of...):
P.A.; P.A. system; PA; PA system; public address system (an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas)
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