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HORN SPEAKER [1 record]

Record 1 2003-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
DEF

A loudspeaker in which the radiating element is coupled to the outside air by means of a horn.

OBS

horn loudspeaker: term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission.

OBS

Horn loudspeakers are most often found as part of public address systems for the use outdoors or in mobile applications.

Key term(s)
  • horn loaded speaker

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Haut-parleur dans lequel l'élément rayonnant est couplé au milieu ambiant au moyen d'un pavillon.

OBS

haut-parleur à pavillon : terme normalisé par la Commission électrotechnique internationale et l'AFNOR.

OBS

Les haut-parleurs à pavillon font habituellement partie des systèmes de sonorisation pour installation extérieure ou mobile.

OBS

Pluriel : des haut-parleurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electroacústica
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