electrostatic loudspeaker


electrostatic loudspeaker

[i‚lek·trə′stad·ik ′lau̇d‚spēk·ər] (engineering acoustics) A loudspeaker in which the mechanical forces are produced by the action of electrostatic fields; in one type the fields are produced between a thin metal diaphragm and a rigid metal plate. Also known as capacitor loudspeaker.