contact microphone
- noun
- /ˈkɒntækt ˈmaɪkrəfoʊn/
- Specialized
:
micrófono de contacto
- The engineer attached a contact microphone to the guitar to capture the resonance directly from the wood.
Examples
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Using a contact microphone, you can record subtle vibrations that ordinary microphones might miss.
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He uses a contact microphone for recording his guitar.
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She experimented with a contact microphone to amplify the sound of a ticking watch.
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The contact microphone picked up the vibrations perfectly.
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The engineer attached a contact microphone to the guitar to capture the resonance directly from the wood.
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Using a contact microphone, you can record subtle vibrations that ordinary microphones might miss.
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He uses a contact microphone for recording his guitar.
Synonyms
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3.5
A small object that changes sound into electricity for recording or making sound louder
A microphone that picks up sound when it touches an object like a guitar or window
A small pointed microphone that you press against a wall to hear sounds in the next room
A small microphone placed against a wall that picks up sounds on the other side
How Sensitive
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'contact' (physical touch) with 'microphone' (a device for capturing sound): it denotes a microphone that is placed in contact to pick up vibrations. This noun–noun composition is compositional and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand the intended sense.
Etymology
Contact microphone comes from a simple picture: the word microphone tells you it records sound and the word contact tells you it must touch an object to pick up its 'vibrations' instead of sounds through the air. So today it means a small mic you attach to a surface to record quiet, physical sounds that ordinary microphones might miss.