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HEADROOM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does headroom mean? 

HEADROOM (noun)
  The noun HEADROOM has 2 senses:

1. vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
2. the capacity of a system to reproduce loud sounds without distortion

  Familiarity information: HEADROOM used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HEADROOM (noun)


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Meaning:

Vertical space available to allow easy passage under something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

headroom; headway; clearance

Hypernyms ("headroom" is a kind of...):

elbow room; room; way (space for movement)


Sense 2headroom [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

The capacity of a system to reproduce loud sounds without distortion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

dynamic headroom; headroom

Hypernyms ("headroom" is a kind of...):

hi-fi; high fidelity (the reproduction of sound with little or no distortion)


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