LOUDSPEAKER

Pronunciation (US):

• LOUDSPEAKER (noun)
  The noun LOUDSPEAKER has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: LOUDSPEAKER used as a noun is very rare.

• LOUDSPEAKER (noun)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

loudspeaker; loudspeaker system; speaker system; speaker unit; speaker

Hypernyms ("loudspeaker" 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"):

bullhorn; 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)

tannoy (a loudspeaker)

tweeter (a loudspeaker that reproduces higher audio frequency sounds)

woofer (a loudspeaker that reproduces lower audio frequency sounds)

Holonyms ("loudspeaker" 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)