loudspeaker system
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈlaʊdˌspiːkər ˈsɪstəm/
:
sistema de altavoces
- O.K. She can get me over the loudspeaker system.
Examples
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Dufresne, on a sudden impulse, barricades himself in the room that contains the prison's loudspeaker system.
Academic text (1997) -
The store calls another shopper, Harry Frankford, who says Ms. Johnson ignored both an announcement over the loudspeaker system and a sign at the end of the row warning about the spilled mayonnaise.
Academic text (2009) -
They use the loudspeaker system.
Blog text (14) -
It should be emphasized that the climate chamber contained a constant noise source from the environment produced through a loudspeaker system.
Academic text (2008) -
Jelly has taken over the ranch loudspeaker system and is giving an ultimatum.
Fiction book (1993) -
Employees heard weekly inspirational speeches known as "Kratt's preachins" over the loudspeaker system he had installed.
Academic text (2009) -
I WANT A LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM ABOARD.
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An announcement came over the school's loudspeaker system, informing students to contact their parents and leave the building.
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The ward clerk announced a Code Blue over the loudspeaker system, and within seconds, people started running into the infant's room from all over the floor.
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Abruptly, the loudspeaker system switched on, and a recorded lullaby wafted through the speakers.
Synonyms
175
1.5
A device like a loudspeaker that plays sound
41
2.2
A device that turns electric signals into sound to make music or speech louder
30
3.5
A set of electronic devices that records, makes louder, or plays sound
7
2.8
A set of loud electronic speakers that plays announcements in public places
4
3.3
A system with microphones and speakers that makes announcements loud in public places
4
2.7
A set of machines that make music or speech louder for a room
3
3.4
A set of speakers and microphones that make sound louder so many people can hear it
3
3.4
Electronic devices used to play, record, or make sound louder
A device that turns electric signals into loud sound you can hear from far away
How Loud
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3.3
1
3.6
41
2.2
175
1.5
12
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound meaning is directly compositional: a 'system' made up of 'loudspeakers' (and related components) used to reproduce/amplify sound. This follows a common noun+noun compound pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the overall meaning.
Etymology
Loudspeaker system comes from the words loud, speaker, and system. A speaker 'speaks' meaning it makes sound, loud means strong sound, and system is many parts working together, so the phrase means a set of speakers and parts that make sound louder and carry it to a distance.