loudspeaker B1 Topic:Senses & Perception US /ˈlaʊdspiːkɚ/ UK /laʊdˈspiːkə/ See IPA manual Freq #19288 Meanings 1 noun A device that turns an electrical signal into sound loud enough to be heard at a distance. Unintelligible announcements on station loudspeakers are both irritating and confusing. 2 noun A box containing one or more speakers and related equipment. He set up two large loudspeakers on either side of the stage. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a device that turns an... speaker 2 noun · a box containing one or... speaker enclosure Word family Forms loudspeakers Common collocations loudspeaker system Noun + noun Etymology AI details From loud + speaker. Topics Senses & Perception Tools, Machines & Construction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # loudspeaker **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlaʊdspiːkɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /laʊdˈspiːkə/ **Frequency rank:** 19288 ## Meanings 1. A device that turns an electrical signal into sound loud enough to be heard at a distance. 2. A box containing one or more speakers and related equipment. ## Examples - Unintelligible announcements on station loudspeakers are both irritating and confusing. - He set up two large loudspeakers on either side of the stage. ## Etymology From loud + speaker. ## AI Etymology Loudspeaker comes from loud + speaker. In present-day English its meanings include a device that turns an electrical signal into sound loud enough to be heard at a distance and a box containing one or more speakers and related equipment. ## Topics - Senses & Perception - Tools, Machines & Construction markdown