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microphone

[ mahy-kruh-fohn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an instrument capable of transforming sound waves into changes in electric currents or voltage, used in recording or transmitting sound.

microphone

/ ˈmaɪkrəˌfəʊn /

See loudspeaker, carbon microphone
a device used in sound-reproduction systems for converting sound into electrical energy, usually by means of a ribbon or diaphragm set into motion by the sound waves. The vibrations are converted into the equivalent audio-frequency electric currents Informal namemike See also carbon microphone Compare loudspeaker

1875–80; micro-, in sense “enlarging” (extracted from microscope ) + -phone

She found a way to make little kitten steps to the microphone in unison with the music.

Both get electronics, but the proffered image for boys is a microphone; for girls, a radio.

Yeah, having a microphone and so many people under your control always frightened me.

Barrett had chanced to place a paternal hand on her head as he passed the microphone to the student next to her.

After about one minute of rambling, a woman runs up on stage and directs someone to turn his microphone off.

The chief engineer connected up, then hung the microphone between the two front seats.

The engineer tapped on the microphone, and the tap, greatly amplified, reverberated across the airstrip.

He handed the governor the microphone and swung into position for a run over the troops on the road.

His earlier self, who had blithely toured Valier trailing the microphone wires without any real premonition of trouble.

The discovery of the microphone by Professor Hughes has enabled us to understand the reason of this failure.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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