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crystal microphone

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noun

  1. a microphone that uses a piezoelectric crystal to convert sound energy into electrical energy

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Speaking backstage after lifting the crystal microphone trophy, Dara said: “I want to thank everybody who felt the Bangaranga and felt connected to the force.”

From BBC May 17, 2026

The grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest has concluded in Liverpool, where acts from 26 countries competed to win the crystal microphone.

From BBC May 13, 2023

On Sunday they sold the crystal microphone they were awarded in a Facebook auction led by Ukrainian TV presenter Serhiy Prytula.

From Reuters May 29, 2022

There, suspended three feet above the floor, was a crystal microphone.

From Time Magazine Archive

He adopted the same method of modulation using a record player amplifier and an Astatic crystal microphone.

From The Dawn of Amateur Radio in the U.K. and Greece: a personal view by Joly, Norman F.

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