subwoofer
noun
sub·woof·er
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Definition of subwoofer
: a loudspeaker responsive only to the lowest acoustic frequencies
Examples of subwoofer in a Sentence
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If that sounds like you, there’s a premium JBL GreenEdge audio system that offers 11 speakers—one of which is a subwoofer—and comes bundled with the larger infotainment screen and in-dash navigation. — Michael Simari, Car and Driver, "2018 Toyota RAV4," 16 Mar. 2018 Some 21 speakers and six subwoofers pipe in cinema-quality sound in the theater and its 20-foot-wide screen. — Los Angeles Times, "Hot Property: Sugar Ray Leonard eyes a $52-million prize in Pacific Palisades," 27 July 2019 View Sample Sign Up Now Amazon has previously attempted to improve the Echo’s sound with tweaks and offered a standalone subwoofer and device that links the speakers to a stereo. — Mark Gurman / Bloomberg, Time, "Amazon Is Building a Voice-Controlled Robot That’s Like a 'Mobile Alexa'," 12 July 2019 The online tech behemoth has previously worked to upgrade the Echo’s sound with software tweaks, offering a standalone subwoofer and add-ons that connect the speaker to a stereo. — Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY, "Amazon is releasing a high-end Echo speaker in 2020 and working on home robots, report," 12 July 2019 Listings on Amazon UK show a new Echo Sub, a subwoofer designed to work with Echo speakers, and a new Amazon Smart Plug, a socket adapter with Alexa capabilities, both with an availability date of October 11. — Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, "Amazon Echo subwoofer and Alexa-capable smart plug may be on the way," 20 Sep. 2018 Each float comes with a 20-watt amplifier, waterproof speakers, and dual 70mm subwoofers to give you an unmatched level of sound quality that can be enjoyed alone or with an entire pool party. — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, "Soundfloat's Pool Float Comes With a High-End Bluetooth Speaker System Built In," 25 June 2019 The wireless subwoofer includes a 6-inch down-firing woofer and 100W of bass, tech that would certainly improve the quality of existing Echo speakers. — Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, "Amazon Echo subwoofer and Alexa-capable smart plug may be on the way," 20 Sep. 2018 There are also four speakers in the ceiling and two subwoofers. — Adrienne Gaffney, WSJ, "An Oscar-Worthy Home Theater in the Family Basement," 16 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'subwoofer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for subwoofer
subwoofer
noun
English Language Learners Definition of subwoofer
technical
: a speaker (sense 5) that produces very low sounds
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