woofer

noun

woof·​er ˈwu̇-fər How to pronounce woofer (audio)
: a loudspeaker usually larger than a tweeter, responsive only to the lower acoustic frequencies, and used for reproducing sounds of low pitch compare tweeter

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Plus, both the Show 21 and second-gen 15 will have two 0.6-inch tweeters and two 2-inch woofers. Nena Farrell, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024 The bass tones flowed thumbed beautifully and distortion-free from this 120-decibel speaker, thanks to the 6-by-9-inch woofer. Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024 The audio is just as impactful, thanks to Apple's cool force-canceling woofers, part of the six-speaker audio array built into the MacBook Pro. Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024 The quad-speakers on the 13-inch MacBook Air are upgraded here to a six-speaker system, which includes two tweeters and two sets of force-canceling woofers. Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for woofer 

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First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of woofer was in 1935

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“Woofer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woofer. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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woofer

noun
woof·​er ˈwu̇f-ər How to pronounce woofer (audio)
: a loudspeaker larger than a tweeter that responds only to low sound frequencies and produces sounds of low pitch compare tweeter

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