graphic equalizer

noun

: an electronic device for adjusting the frequency response of an audio system by means of a number of controls each of which adjusts the response for a band centered on a particular frequency

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For example, there’s a graphic equalizer for tweaking the speaker’s tone or SimpleSync, an easy way for linking the Soundlink Flex with another compatible Bose product for a multi-speaker stereo setup that’s ideal for parties. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 Look at that Pioneer graphic equalizer. Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 22 Dec. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of graphic equalizer was in 1969

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“Graphic equalizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graphic%20equalizer. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.

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graphic equalizer

noun
: an electronic device for controlling the response of an audio system to a number of frequency bands
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