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AIR-TIGHT ENCLOSURE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-04-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Audio Technology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- air-tight enclosure
1, record 1, English, air%2Dtight%20enclosure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- total enclosure 2, record 1, English, total%20enclosure
correct
- closed box loudspeaker system 3, record 1, English, closed%20box%20loudspeaker%20system
correct
- enclosed speaker system 4, record 1, English, enclosed%20speaker%20system
correct
- sealed-box speaker system 5, record 1, English, sealed%2Dbox%20speaker%20system
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A ... book-shelf system, Maximus I, manufactured by Goodmans of England, ... is of the acoustic-suspension type, using an air-tight enclosure. ... The efficiency is quite low, so the speaker should be driven with at least a 20-watt amplifier. 6, record 1, English, - air%2Dtight%20enclosure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The speaker(s), plus this type of enclosure, may be referred to as the closed-box loudspeaker (system) (cf. JOAUD, 20(10), Dec. 1972, p. 798), enclosed speaker (system) (cf. HIREC, 24(3), 1979, p. 147), or sealed-box speaker (system) (cf. AUDIO, 55(3), 1971, p. 30). 7, record 1, English, - air%2Dtight%20enclosure
Record 1, Key term(s)
- closed-box loudspeaker
- enclosed speaker
- enclosed loudspeaker
- sealed box loudspeaker
- sealed-box speaker
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Électroacoustique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- enceinte close
1, record 1, French, enceinte%20close
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] enceinte [qui] est complètement hermétique. 2, record 1, French, - enceinte%20close
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les enceintes closes: elles sont les plus répandues actuellement. [...] Elles doivent être rigoureusement étanches. Il est préférable que les haut-parleurs, qui sont montés dans ce type d'enceinte, aient une fréquence de résonance très basse. 3, record 1, French, - enceinte%20close
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les mouvements des haut-parleurs compriment le volume d'air interne de l'enceinte. 2, record 1, French, - enceinte%20close
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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