LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM

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Meaning:

Electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

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)