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# loudspeaker

«loudspeaker» in Mova's school dictionary: **A device that turns electrical signals into sound and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a loudspeaker, loudspeakers)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A device that turns electrical signals into sound and makes voices or music louder, so many people can hear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loudspeaker/#m1)

2) «On loudspeaker» (on a phone) means so everyone in the room can hear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loudspeaker/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons on sound and electricity: a loudspeaker has a magnet and a coil that make a cone vibrate, which pushes air and makes sound waves. In safety: announcements in stations, schools and fire drills come «over the loudspeaker». Shorter word: «speaker».

### examples

- The head teacher spoke over the loudspeaker. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loudspeaker/#x1)
- An announcement came over the loudspeaker at the train station. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loudspeaker/#x2)
- The loudspeaker makes the music loud enough for the whole hall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loudspeaker/#x3)
- Put Granny on loudspeaker so we can all say hello. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loudspeaker/#x4)
- Inside a loudspeaker is a magnet and a cone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loudspeaker/#x5)
- The fire alarm instructions came through the loudspeakers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loudspeaker/#x6)

### note

One word: loudspeaker. Countable. Often just «speaker», which can also mean a person who speaks — read the context. Loud sound from speakers close to your ears can damage hearing.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «loudspeaker» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loudspeaker/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.