loudspeaker
/laʊdˈspiːkə
/noun
An apparatus that converts electrical impulses into sound, typically as part of a public address system: a muffled announcement is made over the loudspeaker [as modifier]: a loudspeaker system...
- The concerts are free from artificial electric sound systems, microphones and loudspeakers.
- The electricity reaches the loudspeaker, which converts it back into sound.
- In this case, loudspeakers for the masking system were placed behind unducted ventilation grills.
Synonyms
public address system, PA system, speaker, speaker unit, speaker system, microphone;
loud hailer, megaphone
informal mike, mic
Rhymes
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