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)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Vertical space available to allow easy passage under something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

clearance; headroom; headway

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

elbow room; room; way (space for movement)

Sense 2

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)