ribbon microphone
noun
a microphone that utilizes a metal ribbon suspended in a magnetic field.
Words nearby ribbon microphone
ribble, ribbon, ribbon copy, ribbon development, ribbon lightning, ribbon microphone, ribbon plant, ribbon snake, ribbon strip, ribbon window, ribbon worm
Origin of ribbon microphone
First recorded in 1930–35
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British Dictionary definitions for ribbon microphone
ribbon microphone
noun
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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