microphone

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Pronunciation

/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn/

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/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn/ · /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfoʊn/ · [ˈmʌɪ̯.kɹəˌfoʊ̯n] · /ˈmɑe.kɹəˌfəʉn/ · /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfɐʉn/ · [ˈmɑe̯.kɹəˌfɐʉ̯n]

Definition of microphone

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or transmitted over radio.

“Behind the tangled garden of microphones that had sprouted on the lectern, Goldwater spoke softly and casually about his family.”
“It rained hard through most of Roosevelt's Second Inaugural. Audio tape recordings of the speech feature the tattoo of the rain on Roosevelt's microphone[…]”

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noun

A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or transmitted over radio.

“Behind the tangled garden of microphones that had sprouted on the lectern, Goldwater spoke softly and casually about his family.”
“It rained hard through most of Roosevelt's Second Inaugural. Audio tape recordings of the speech feature the tattoo of the rain on Roosevelt's microphone[…]”
(obsolete)A speaking trumpet or hearing trumpet; an acoustic device to concentrate or amplify sound.

verb

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From micro- + -phone.

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