SPEAKER SYSTEM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does speaker system mean? 

• SPEAKER SYSTEM (noun)
  The noun SPEAKER SYSTEM has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SPEAKER SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPEAKER SYSTEM (noun)

Sense 1

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; speaker system; speaker unit

Hypernyms ("speaker 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 "speaker 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 ("speaker 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)