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exponential horn

noun

  1. a loudspeaker horn with a cross-sectional area varying as a constant raised to an exponent proportional to the distance from the vertex.


exponential horn

noun

  1. a horn for the radiation of acoustic or high-frequency electromagnetic waves, of which the cross-sectional area increases exponentially with the length
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of exponential horn1

First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences

BBC Radio 3 In Tune's Sean Rafferty went to the museum to talk to Kolkowski about the Exponential Horn and to hear it in action.

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