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subwoofer

noun
/ˈsʌbˌwʊf.ə/UK/ˈsʌbˌwʊf.əɹ/CA/ˈsɐbˌwʊf.ə/

Etymology

From sub- + woofer.

  1. inherited from *webʰ-✻ — “to braid; to weave”
  2. derived from *webaną✻ — “to weave”
  3. inherited from *weban✻ — “to weave”
  4. inherited from ōwef
  5. inherited from wof
  6. suffixed as woofer — “woof + er”
  7. formed as subwoofer — “sub- + woofer”

Definitions

  1. A loudspeaker designed to produce low-frequency sound, especially subbass.

    • Hip-hop took the language and made it graffiti—it was music video on a wall with a beatbox blowing its subwoofers next to it.
    • Even economy vehicles offer multispeaker audio upgrades, including a subwoofer.
    • Subwoofers are typically placed not only near the floor, but also close to one of the walls.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for subwoofer. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA