tweeter

American  

[twee-ter] / ˈtwi tər /

noun

1. a small loudspeaker designed for the reproduction of high-frequency sounds.

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tweeter British  

/ ˈtwiːtə /

noun

1. a loudspeaker used in high-fidelity systems for the reproduction of high audio frequencies. It is usually employed in conjunction with a woofer and a crossover network

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Etymology

Origin of tweeter

First recorded in 1935–40; tweet + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Now, you can share a tweet in up to 20 separate DM conversations, if the goss is hot enough to share with that many individual tweeters at once.

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Like the Buds Pro, the Buds 2 have a two-way driver design with a woofer and tweeter in each earbud.

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Also like the Buds Pro, the Buds 2 have two-way drivers with a woofer and tweeter in each earbud that “deliver crisp, clear high notes and a deep bass.”

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Sonos put a waveguide in front of the tweeter to help evenly distribute high-frequency sounds around a room, and in general, the hardware here is sufficient for filling most average-sized spaces.

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The LSPX-S3 is a $349 wireless Bluetooth speaker that vibrates a glass tube to act as a tweeter, which Sony says allows it to send sound in all directions around it.

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