noun
woofer
WOOF-ur/ˈwʊfər/
A loudspeaker designed to produce low-pitched sounds.
The woofer gives the music a deep, powerful bass sound.
Etymology
A woofer is named as a thing that makes a low, gruff “woof.” The sound image connects a dog's bark with the bass notes this loudspeaker is designed to reproduce.
In context
when you lower the distortion of a woofer what happens and should we care
More examples
- This speaker cabinet contains a woofer and a tweeter.
- Both woofers vibrate as the bass line plays.
- We replaced the damaged woofer in our stereo.
Forms
woofer · woofers
subwoofer noun — A loudspeaker for the lowest bass frequencies.
Similar words
- loudspeaker
- Covers speakers for any frequency range, not just bass.
- subwoofer
- Specializes in lower bass frequencies than a typical woofer.