ribbon microphone

American  

noun

1. a microphone that utilizes a metal ribbon suspended in a magnetic field.

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ribbon microphone British  

noun

1. a type of microphone in which the conductor is a thin ribbon of aluminium alloy moving perpendicularly in a magnetic field. It is strongly directional and can be used to reduce unwanted side noise

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Etymology

Origin of ribbon microphone

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Without its base the ribbon microphone weighs 4 kilograms, nearly 9 lbs.

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

George Papandreou, Greek Prime Minister of the war-time government of National Unity in exile, is seen with the famous ribbon microphone developed by the B.B.C. in 1934.

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