microphone
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1.7
- noun
- /ˈmaɪkrəˌfoʊn/
:
micrófono
- The singer adjusted the settings on her microphone before the performance began.
- use a microphone
- wireless microphone
- headset microphone
And he was going, no, the microphone is not not working.
- And he was going, no, the microphone is not not working.
- Now obviously CNNS powerful microphones picked up what he was saying.
- The guy takes the thing goes up to the microphone go through.
Examples
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Got to fix your microphone so people can hear ya.
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Please form a line behind the microphone and approach.
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I could not defend myself over the microphone on a public platform.
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Now there is a little wireless microphone in the back.
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The performance of the system with the microphone at 2 inches was highly acceptable.
Academic text (1991) -
They could step up to a microphone and give good advice.
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Will the second contestant step up to the microphone?
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In addition to video, voiceover can be recorded using a computer's internal microphone or an external microphone.
Academic text (2015) -
Students will need access to a computer with a built-in or external microphone and earphones.
Academic text (2013) -
During the meeting, I noticed that the microphone was not picking up my voice clearly.
Synonyms
194
3.5
A small object that changes sound into electricity for recording or making sound louder
19
5.2
A small device people speak into so others can hear
1
4.1
A microphone that picks up sound mainly from one direction to reduce background noise
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4.9
A sensitive microphone that uses metal plates to turn sound into electrical signals and needs external power
A device that turns sound into an electrical signal
A microphone that mostly picks up sound from one direction to reduce background noise
A long narrow microphone that picks up sound from one direction, often from far away
A long, narrow microphone that records sound clearly from one direction
A long, thin microphone that you point at a sound to record it from far away
A microphone that uses a small magnet and wire to change sound into electric signals
A microphone that uses two metal plates, one that moves, to change sound into electrical signals
A microphone with a thin metal plate that moves with sound to record clear audio
A device that uses light in a thin glass fiber to sense sound
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.1
A microphone that picks up sound mainly from one direction to reduce background noise
- Specialized
1
4.9
A sensitive microphone that uses metal plates to turn sound into electrical signals and needs external power
- Specialized
A microphone that uses two metal plates, one that moves, to change sound into electrical signals
- Specialized
A microphone that picks up sound mostly from the front and sides, reducing sound from the back
- Archaic
A device for recording or sending voices that uses a small crystal to change sound into an electrical signal
- Specialized
A microphone that uses a small magnet and wire to change sound into electric signals
- Specialized
A device that uses light in a thin glass fiber to sense sound
- Specialized
A device that uses a magnet and a wire coil to change sound into an electric signal
- Specialized
A long pole that holds a microphone above actors on a film or TV set out of the camera's view
- Specialized
A device that turns sound into electric signals using a coil and magnet
- Specialized
A long, thin microphone that you point at a sound to record it from far away
- Specialized
A long narrow microphone that picks up sound from one direction, often from far away
- Specialized
A small microphone placed against a wall that picks up sounds on the other side
How Sensitive
Surface Forms
Morphology
microphone = micro + phone
The word is built from recognizable classical combining forms, but its modern meaning as a sound-converting device is only partly predictable from micro- + phone.
Etymology
Microphone comes from Greek parts micro- meaning 'small' and -phone meaning 'sound' or 'voice', the same -phone you see in telephone. So, a microphone catches small sounds and turns them into electric signals so they can be recorded or heard through speakers.