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noun

a microphone that has a greater sensitivity to sounds coming from a particular area in front of it: used to eliminate unwanted sounds.

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She found a way to make little kitten steps to the microphone in unison with the music.
Is Bigger Better for St. Vincent?|David Yaffe|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Both get electronics, but the proffered image for boys is a microphone; for girls, a radio.
Sexism Begins in the Toy Aisle|Nancy Kaffer|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yeah, having a microphone and so many people under your control always frightened me.
George Clinton on Industry ‘Mobsters’ and How Nobody Wants to Listen to a Crackhead|Curtis Stephen|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Barrett had chanced to place a paternal hand on her head as he passed the microphone to the student next to her.
11 Children Shot in Milwaukee, One in Her Grandpa's Lap|Michael Daly|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

After about one minute of rambling, a woman runs up on stage and directs someone to turn his microphone off.
White Supremacist Runs For Senate in Kentucky|Olivia Nuzzi|September 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The chief engineer connected up, then hung the microphone between the two front seats.
The Flaming Mountain|Harold Leland Goodwin
The engineer tapped on the microphone, and the tap, greatly amplified, reverberated across the airstrip.
The Flaming Mountain|Harold Leland Goodwin
He handed the governor the microphone and swung into position for a run over the troops on the road.
The Flaming Mountain|Harold Leland Goodwin
But we can't control the directional and dimensional scope of the warp.
Circus|Alan Edward Nourse
Suddenly Jimmy heard a sharp signal, sounding above the dull buzz of the directional beacon.
The Flying Reporter|Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss