gun mike
- noun
- /ɡʌn maɪk/
- Informal
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micrófono direccional
- They used a gun mike on the film set to reduce background noise and focus on the dialogue.
Examples
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The audio engineer set up a gun mike at the edge of the stage to capture the actors' voices clearly.
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Because of its narrow pickup pattern, a gun mike is ideal for recording wildlife from a distance.
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The gun mike is essential!
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Can I borrow the gun mike?
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Because of its narrow pickup pattern, a gun mike is ideal for recording wildlife from a distance.
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The audio engineer set up a gun mike at the edge of the stage to capture the actors' voices clearly.
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They used a gun mike on the film set to reduce background noise and focus on the dialogue.
Synonyms
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A microphone that picks up sound mainly from one direction to reduce background noise
A long, thin microphone that you point at a sound to record it from far away
A long, narrow microphone that records sound clearly from one direction
A long narrow microphone that picks up sound from one direction, often from far away
A microphone that mostly picks up sound from one direction to reduce background noise
How Directional
Surface Forms
Morphology
gun + mike
The noun combines a familiar concrete image 'gun' (firearm, long aimed barrel) with 'mike' (microphone), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer a microphone that is shaped/aimed like a gun and therefore picks up sound directionally. However, the precise technical sense — that it is a highly directional, long-barrel microphone used to capture distant sound — is a specialized, metaphorical extension not fully predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Gun mike comes from the device's long, thin shape: the word gun refers to how it looks like a gun barrel and is pointed at a sound, and mike is short for 'microphone'. That's why gun mike means a long, directional 'microphone' you point to pick up distant sound.