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1. A loudspeaker in which the magnet-and-coil assembly remains stationary; originated in sonar technology.
   "Magnetostrictive speaker drivers have some special advantages: they can provide greater force (with smaller excursions) than other technologies; low excursion can avoid distortions from large excursion as in other designs; the magnetizing coil is stationary and therefore more easily cooled; they are robust because delicate suspensions and voice coils are not required."

Type of: loudspeaker, loudspeaker system, speaker, speaker system, speaker unit