loudspeaker

[ loud-spee-ker ]

/ ˈlaʊdˌspi kər /

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noun

any of various devices, usually electronic, by which speech, music, etc., can be intensified and made audible throughout a room, hall, or the like.

Audio.

a device for transforming electric signals into audible sound, most frequently used to reproduce speech and music.
speaker (def. 4).

Origin of loudspeaker

First recorded in 1880–85; loud + speaker

Words nearby loudspeaker

louden, loud-hailer, loudish, loudmouth, loudmouthed, loudspeaker, loudspeaker van, Louella, Louganis, Lou Gehrig's disease, lough

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Example sentences from the Web for loudspeaker

“08:46 a.m. Flight 11 impacts tower one” comes over the loudspeaker.
With the Fireman of Brooklyn’s Company 224 as They Observe the Fallen|Maurice Emerson Decaul|September 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
On the recording, Tuff also announces to students over the loudspeaker that they should stay in their classrooms.
In 911 Call, Atlanta School Bookkeeper Calms Shooter With ‘Love’|Patricia Murphy|August 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But for a full day, there was nothing but apologetic reassurances over the loudspeaker.
We Survived the Triumph: Passengers Describe Their Doomed Carnival Cruise|Winston Ross, Eliza Shapiro, Sam Register|February 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A few floors up, on Deck 9, Rian Tipton and her friends were trying to sleep through the loudspeaker announcements.
We Survived the Triumph: Passengers Describe Their Doomed Carnival Cruise|Winston Ross, Eliza Shapiro, Sam Register|February 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST

A sign of the times: the loudspeaker played How You Like Me Now by a group called The Heavy.
Newt Mocks 'Desperate' Mitt|Howard Kurtz|January 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The loudspeaker was saying: "Minus two minutes, one fifty nine, fifty eight, fifty seven—"
The Answer|Henry Beam Piper
I only wish we could get that loudspeaker to speak just a bit louder, said Herb.
The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass|Allen Chapman
It seemed to Terry that the loudspeaker struggled to emit the shrillest imaginable sounds in strict synchrony with the tappings.
Creatures of the Abyss|Murray Leinster
The loudspeaker said no more, but after a moment the gate stirred and lifted into the ceiling.
Rebels of the Red Planet|Charles Louis Fontenay
A few moments later the resonant voice of the loudspeaker was booming across the camp.
The Unprotected Species|Melvin Sturgis

British Dictionary definitions for loudspeaker

loudspeaker

/ (ˌlaʊdˈspiːkə) /

noun

a device for converting audio-frequency signals into the equivalent sound waves by means of a vibrating conical diaphragmSometimes shortened to: speaker Also called: reproducer

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单词	loudspeaker
释义	loudspeaker [ loud-spee-ker ] / ˈlaʊdˌspi kər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR loudspeaker ON THESAURUS.COM noun any of various devices, usually electronic, by which speech, music, etc., can be intensified and made audible throughout a room, hall, or the like. Audio. a device for transforming electric signals into audible sound, most frequently used to reproduce speech and music. speaker (def. 4). Origin of loudspeaker First recorded in 1880–85; loud + speaker Words nearby loudspeaker louden, loud-hailer, loudish, loudmouth, loudmouthed, loudspeaker, loudspeaker van, Louella, Louganis, Lou Gehrig's disease, lough Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for loudspeaker “08:46 a.m. Flight 11 impacts tower one” comes over the loudspeaker. With the Fireman of Brooklyn’s Company 224 as They Observe the Fallen\|Maurice Emerson Decaul\|September 12, 2013\|DAILY BEAST On the recording, Tuff also announces to students over the loudspeaker that they should stay in their classrooms. In 911 Call, Atlanta School Bookkeeper Calms Shooter With ‘Love’\|Patricia Murphy\|August 22, 2013\|DAILY BEAST But for a full day, there was nothing but apologetic reassurances over the loudspeaker. We Survived the Triumph: Passengers Describe Their Doomed Carnival Cruise\|Winston Ross, Eliza Shapiro, Sam Register\|February 16, 2013\|DAILY BEAST A few floors up, on Deck 9, Rian Tipton and her friends were trying to sleep through the loudspeaker announcements. We Survived the Triumph: Passengers Describe Their Doomed Carnival Cruise\|Winston Ross, Eliza Shapiro, Sam Register\|February 16, 2013\|DAILY BEAST A sign of the times: the loudspeaker played How You Like Me Now by a group called The Heavy. Newt Mocks 'Desperate' Mitt\|Howard Kurtz\|January 23, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The loudspeaker was saying: "Minus two minutes, one fifty nine, fifty eight, fifty seven—" The Answer\|Henry Beam Piper I only wish we could get that loudspeaker to speak just a bit louder, said Herb. The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass\|Allen Chapman It seemed to Terry that the loudspeaker struggled to emit the shrillest imaginable sounds in strict synchrony with the tappings. Creatures of the Abyss\|Murray Leinster The loudspeaker said no more, but after a moment the gate stirred and lifted into the ceiling. Rebels of the Red Planet\|Charles Louis Fontenay A few moments later the resonant voice of the loudspeaker was booming across the camp. The Unprotected Species\|Melvin Sturgis British Dictionary definitions for loudspeaker loudspeaker / (ˌlaʊdˈspiːkə) / noun a device for converting audio-frequency signals into the equivalent sound waves by means of a vibrating conical diaphragmSometimes shortened to: speaker Also called: reproducer Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to loudspeaker megaphone, public address system, bullhorn, amplifier
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loudspeaker

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