Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A device that converts electric signals to audible sound.
Wiktionary
- n. An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound.
- n. An encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices and usually other electrical equipment such as a driver.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A device which converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance, usually outdoors; it is used to amplify or transmit over a distance speech from a person, who is typically speaking into a microphone. Sometimes it is used to play recorded speech or music.
WordNet 3.0
- n. electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance
Examples
“The loudspeaker is replaced by a microphone, which picks up sound.”
“At present the loudspeaker is the enemy of the creative writer, but this may not necessarily remain true when the volume and scope of broadcasting increase.”
“Suddenly, the entire campsite, the whole upper surface of the plateau was bathed in powerful white light, and there was a voice, in labored English, coming over some kind of loudspeaker from the air above them.”
“All of the colonising countries acted as a kind of loudspeaker, in London, Paris and Lisbon for African music, but”
“The Home Theatre core is "loudspeaker" which is source of sound and "reader" which is source of images.”
“Finally, Apple developed an ecosystem, encouraging other companies to develop add-on products such as loudspeaker systems, accessories for playing the music over automobile sound systems, accessories that enhanced the iPod's capabilities, turning it into a stopwatch, a voice-recording device, and a storage device.”
“K1 Loudspeaker Merges Functionality With Elegance - Klangfluss Manufaktur GmbH has unveiled their K1 loudspeaker which is capable of delivering high-quality audio with unparalleled live sound.”
“When I visited in 1979 it was a grim city where every pedestrian dressed in a drab gray Mao jacket and every street corner had a loudspeaker repeating the sayings of Mao.”
“A car would travel ahead of Humphrey from town to town, with a loudspeaker to drum up a crowd, then Hubert would pull in riding in a flatbed truck, and he would speak from the back.”
“Can Muslims build a mosque, complete with a loudspeaker to call worshippers to prayer?”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘loudspeaker’.
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SCIE - EU nomenclature
All the scientific words found in the official EU nomenclature. For the screening I used Vocabgrabber of the Visual Thesaurus.
abdominal, absorbent, accelerator, accumulator, acebutolol, acetamide, acetanilide, acetate, acetic acid, acetone, acetous, acetyl and 1171 more...
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WF - nominal compounds (concrete)
foodstuff, banknote, crankshaft, earphone, fibreboard, fishplate, forklift, glassware, guardrail, handicraft, headband, kitchenware and 181 more...
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SPOR - Olympic glossary
hurdle, tempo, consortium, caption, mutual understanding, jury, radio, javelin, extra time, boxing, Lander, European and 521 more...
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
veal, valve, used, yak, wax, wan, teak, vat, vas, strip, use, strap and 4515 more...
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TECH - department store terms
absorbable, access road, account book, acoustic, adding machine, adhesive, advisory service, aeration, air compressor, air conditioner, air filter, alarm system and 231 more...
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Speak or bespoken
speak, spoke, spoken, bespoke, speak up, spoken for, spokesperson, outspoken, loudspeaker, unspeakable, spokesfish, spokescat and 26 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, L
lisle, lahar, loupe, labret, latten, luster, lagomorph, lamentation, limicole, lunge, lobtail, latifolious and 182 more...
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TT3 Lesson 35
aircraft, aboard, female, not at all, complex, male, would rather, could do with, chilly, suit yourself, smuggle, joke and 38 more...
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TN9 Lesson 107
loudspeaker, gentleman, hand luggage, overhead compartment, Los Angeles, approximately, securely, upright position, suit yourself, flight attendant, straighten, hand baggage and 25 more...
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