Subwoofer

//ˈsʌbˌwʊf.ə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A loudspeaker designed to produce low-frequency sound, especially subbass.

    "Hip-hop took the language and made it graffiti—it was music video on a wall with a beatbox blowing its subwoofers next to it."

  2. 2
    a loudspeaker that is designed to reproduce very low bass frequencies wordnet

Synonyms

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"Hip-hop took the language and made it graffiti—it was music video on a wall with a beatbox blowing its subwoofers next to it."

Etymology

From sub- + woofer.

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