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LOUDSPEAKER DIAPHRAGM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-10-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Audio Technology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- diaphragm
1, record 1, English, diaphragm
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- loudspeaker diaphragm 2, record 1, English, loudspeaker%20diaphragm
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dynamic (moving-coil) direct-radiator loudspeaker. In this type of loudspeaker ... [the] diaphragm is expected to move as a piston and to exactly follow the alternately changing force. The inner and outer suspension is necessary to maintain the diaphragm and the voice coil in their proper positions without preventing a free movement in the axial direction. 1, record 1, English, - diaphragm
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Électroacoustique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- membrane
1, record 1, French, membrane
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- membrane de haut-parleur 2, record 1, French, membrane%20de%20haut%2Dparleur
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans un haut-parleur dit à radiation directe, l'élément vibrant agit directement sur l'air du milieu ambiant. Le rayonnement de la puissance sonore est réalisé à l'aide d'une membrane, conique ou elliptique, qui se déplace librement, d'un mouvement de translation car elle est fixée au bâti du haut-parleur à l'aide d'une suspension très souple. Dans une certaine mesure les dimensions des membranes déterminent les fréquences des signaux qui peuvent être reproduits. 3, record 1, French, - membrane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le haut-parleur convertit en sons audibles les variations d'un courant électrique. Il comprend essentiellement: un moteur qui transforme les vibrations électriques en vibrations mécaniques; une membrane qui vibre sous l'action du moteur et qui communique à l'air ses vibrations [...] 4, record 1, French, - membrane
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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