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Loudspeaker
//ˈlaʊdspiːkɚ// noun
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Noun
- 1 An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound.
"Unintelligible announcements on station loudspeakers are both irritating and confusing."
- 2 electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance wordnet
- 3 Any such transducer that is loud, as opposed to quiet ones such as those found in headphones.
- 4 An encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices and usually other electrical equipment such as a driver.
Etymology
From loud + speaker.
See also for "loudspeaker"
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