microphonic

American  

[mahy-kruh-fon-ik] / ˌmaɪ krəˈfɒn ɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or in the nature of a microphone.

2. Electronics. tending to or capable of exhibiting microphonism.

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microphonic British  

/ ˌmaɪkrəˈfɒnɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to microphones

2. (of valves or other electronic components) unusually sensitive to incident sound or mechanical shock

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Etymology

Origin of microphonic

First recorded in 1840–50; microphone + -ic

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Example Sentences

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microphonic

French microphonic devices, flown in to monitor buildings for faint sounds of breathing, were useless in the din of bulldozers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Old-time opera fans do not mind the drop in avoirdupois, but they sniff contemptuously at the comparatively microphonic murmuring that goes with it.

From Time Magazine Archive

These results were published in 1878, but Hughes did much more work on the properties of such microphonic joints, of which he said nothing till many years afterwards.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various

Obviously there was some microphonic attachment inside the tonneau which carried every word within the locked vehicle to the ears of the two men upon the chauffeur's seat.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 by Harry Bates

The fact should also be recalled that Dr. Herz had, from his first experiments, recognized the efficiency of those microphonic contacts that are obtained by the superposition of carbon disks or other semi-conducting substances.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 312, December 24, 1881 by Various

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