loudspeaker
An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound.
Other meanings
Any such transducer that is loud, as opposed to quiet ones such as those found in headphones.
An encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices and usually other electrical equipment such as a driver.
Synonyms
- speaker
- speaker unit
- speaker system
Kinds of loudspeaker
- woofer
- monitor speaker
- dynamic loudspeaker
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “loudspeaker” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.