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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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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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