"voice coil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: voice coils [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} voice coil (plural voice coils)
  1. (electronics) A coil of wire attached to the apex of the cone of a loudspeaker that provides the motive force to the cone by the reaction of a magnetic field to the current passing through it. Categories (topical): Electronics
  2. (electronics) A similar mechanism that positions the disk read-write head in a computer hard disk drive. Categories (topical): Electronics
    Sense id: en-voice_coil-en-noun-r5J7y53- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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