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    SPEAKER UNIT

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

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

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("speaker unit" 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 unit"):

    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 unit" 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)

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