lavalier
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- noun
- /ˌlævəˈlɪr/
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lavaliere
- For example, a low-cost lavalier mic attached to your mobile phone will dramatically improve the audio quality.
Examples
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I also had my Grandmother Hubbell's diamond lavalier.
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For this task, each child wore a lavalier microphone connected to a digital audio recorder.
Academic text (2012) -
If you're looking to do "talking head" style video, where the viewers see your face as you speak, then you may want to get a lavalier microphone that clips onto your collar and stays out of sight.
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It's hard to tell at the posted resolution, but I'd bet the base of the lavalier mic in the second picture looks as sharp at a 100% crop as it appears in this reduced-resolution image.
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She wore a beautiful lavalier made of gold and adorned with emeralds during the ceremony.
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The antique store had a stunning lavalier that caught my eye immediately.
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He gifted her a vintage lavalier as a symbol of their love on their anniversary.
Synonyms
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1.0
A piece of jewelry worn around the neck, often with a chain or beads
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3.0
A small piece of jewelry that hangs from a chain or earring
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An item worn around the neck, like a collar or necklace
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lavalier comes from the French name La Vallière, a noblewoman whose soft ribbon tied at the neck was called a lavallière; over time this name came to mean a small jeweled pendant on a chain. So, a lavalier today is a pendant worn at the neck.