loudspeaker en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /laʊdˈspiːkə/ (UK)
- /ˈlaʊdspiːkɚ/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ḱlutós Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz Proto-West Germanic *hlūd Old English hlūd Middle English loude, loud, lud English loud Proto-Indo-European *spregʰ-? Proto-Indo-European *spreg-? Proto-Germanic *sprekaną Proto-West Germanic *sprekan Old English sprecan Old English specan Middle English speken Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English spekere, speker English speaker English loudspeaker From loud + speaker.
Meanings
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An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound.
Beijing itself signified the transformation. When I visited in 1979 it was a grim city where every pedestrian dressed in a drab gray Mao jacket and every street corner had a loudspeaker repeating the sayings of Mao. The city was desolate and joyless.
2010, Walter Mondale, David Hage, The Good Fight: A Life in Liberal Politics, Scribner, →ISBN, page 221:Unintelligible announcements on station loudspeakers are both irritating and confusing.
1953 August, “Station Announcements”, in Railway Magazine, page 506:
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| loud speaker | alternative | lexicographic | |
| loudspeakers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Descendants
højttaler · लाउडस्पीकर · høgtaler · високоговори́тел · høyttaler · гучнагавары́цель · hátalari · garsiakalbis · гучномо́вець · luidspreker · haut-parleur · altoparlante · הויכרעדער · Lautsprecher · høytaler · valjuhääldi · høgtalar · громкоговори́тель · højtaler · skaļrunis
Synonyms
loudspeaker enclosure (encasing containing loudspeakers) · loudspeaker cabinet (encasing containing loudspeakers) · speaker (electromechanical transducer) · speaker enclosure (encasing containing loudspeakers)
Translations (127)
ar مِجْهَار (transducer) · ar مُحَوِّل طَاقَة (transducer) · ms pembesar suara (transducer) · id pengeras suara (transducer) · ar سَمَاعَة (transducer) · my အသံချဲ့စက် (transducer) · pl głośnik (transducer) · pt altifalante (transducer) · mk звучник (transducer) · lt garsiakalbis (transducer) · ro difuzor (transducer) · sq altoparlant (transducer) · bew salon (transducer) · ru громкоговори́тель (transducer) · nb høyttaler (transducer) · lv reproduktors (transducer) · bew sombok (encasing) · da højtaler (transducer) · ja 拡声機 (transducer) · fi kajari (transducer) · uk спі́кер (transducer) · km បំពង់ឧគ្ឃោសនស័ព្ទ (transducer) · et valjuhääldi (transducer) · th ลำโพง (transducer) · bew spèker (transducer) · crh ses yañğıratqıçı (transducer) · fi ämyri (encasing) · be дына́мік (transducer) · fr enceinte acoustique (encasing) · yi דינאַמיק (transducer) · sv högtalare (encasing) · mn чанга яричг (transducer) · ga callaire (transducer) · uk дина́мік (transducer) · is hátalari (transducer) · bg високоговори́тел (transducer) · mi tukuoro (transducer) · sv högtalare (transducer) · uk гучномо́вець (transducer) · hu hangszóró (transducer) · pt caixa de som (encasing) · he רַמְקוֹל (transducer) · sk reproduktor (transducer) · sh zvȗčnīk (transducer) · da højtaler (encasing) · ja スピーカー (transducer) · cmn 擴音器 /扩音器 (transducer) · ta ஒலிபெருக்கி (transducer) · fi kovaääninen (transducer) · ru громкоговори́тель (encasing) · bew sombok (transducer) · mr लाउडस्पीकर (transducer) · km អូប៉ាល័រ (transducer) · ko 확성기 (transducer) · bg тонколо́на (encasing) · sh зву̑чнӣк (transducer) · sq lartëfolës (transducer) · hi लाउडस्पीकर (transducer) · nn høgtalar (transducer) · ka ხმამაღლამოლაპარაკე (transducer) · ru репроду́ктор (transducer) · pt coluna (transducer) · de Lautsprecher (transducer) · vi loa (transducer) · ko 경음기 (transducer) · gl altofalante (transducer) · eo laŭtparolilo (transducer) · de Lautsprecherbox (encasing) · da højttaler (transducer) · nb høgtaler (transducer) · nb høytaler (encasing) · ru дина́мик (transducer) · my အော်လန် (transducer) · yi הילכער (transducer) · tl altabos (transducer) · ca altaveu (transducer) · fi kaiutin (transducer) · lo ລຳໂພງ (transducer) · fi kaiutin (encasing) · pt alto-falante (transducer) · mr स्पीकर (transducer) · nl luidspreker (transducer) · sq zëdhënës (transducer) · tr hoparlör (transducer) · mn өсгөгч (transducer) · el μεγάφωνο (transducer) · ru спи́кер (transducer) · fi kajari (encasing) · cmn 擴音機 /扩音机 (transducer) · et kõlar (encasing) · hy բարձրախոս (transducer) · es magnavoz (transducer) · es altoparlante (transducer) · de Box (encasing) · id sepiker (transducer) · cmn 揚聲器 /扬声器 (transducer) · nb høyttaler (encasing) · mui son (transducer) · it altoparlante (transducer) · es caja acústica (encasing) · ja 拡声器 (transducer) · nb høgtaler (encasing) · pl głośnik (encasing) · id penyuara (transducer) · be спі́кер (transducer) · fo hátalari (transducer) · vi máy phát thanh (transducer) · nb høytaler (transducer) · be гучнагавары́цель (transducer) · tl palakas-tinig (transducer) · es altavoz (transducer) · fr haut-parleur (transducer) · fi kovaääninen (encasing) · cmn 喇叭 (transducer) · lv skaļrunis (transducer) · sl zvočnik (transducer) · tl daktinig (transducer) · cs reproduktor (transducer) · lo ເຄື່ອງຂຍາຽສຽງ (transducer) · ko 스피커 (transducer) · fi ämyri (transducer) · nn høgtalar (encasing) · lo ດອກເຂືອບ້າ (transducer) · yi הויכרעדער (transducer) · hu hangfal (encasing) · az səsucaldan (transducer) · ja ラウドスピーカー (transducer)