microphone

mi·cro·phone

 (mī′krə-fōn′)

n.

An instrument that converts sound waves into an electric current, usually fed into an amplifier, a recorder, or a broadcast transmitter.

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mi′cro·phon′ic (-fŏn′ĭk) adj.

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microphone

(ˈmaɪkrəˌfəʊn)

n

(Electronics) a device used in sound-reproduction systems for converting sound into electrical energy, usually by means of a ribbon or diaphragm set into motion by the sound waves. The vibrations are converted into the equivalent audio-frequency electric currents. Informal name: mike See also carbon microphone Compare loudspeaker

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mi•cro•phone

(ˈmaɪ krəˌfoʊn)

n.

an instrument capable of transforming sound waves into changes in electric currents or voltage, used in recording or transmitting sound.

[1875–80; micro-, in sense “enlarging” + -phone]

mi`cro•phon′ic (-ˈfɒn ɪk) adj.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

microphone - device for converting sound waves into electrical energy mike bug - a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly capacitor microphone, condenser microphone - microphone consisting of a capacitor with one plate fixed and the other forming the diaphragm moved by sound waves crystal microphone - a microphone in which sound waves vibrate a piezoelectric crystal that generates a varying voltage directional microphone - a microphone that is designed to receive sound from a particular direction electro-acoustic transducer - a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa spike mike - a contact microphone for listening through walls

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Translations

مذياعمِكروفونميكروفونمَيكْرُوفُوُن

mikrofon

mikrofon

Mikrofon

μικρόφωνο

micrófonomicro

mikrofoni

microphonemicro

mikrofon

mikrofon

hljóînemi

microfono

マイクロホン

마이크

mikrofonas

mikrofons

microfoon

mikrofon

mikrofon

microfone

микрофон

mikrofón

mikrofon

mikrofon

ไมโครโฟน

mikrofon

micrô

麦克风扩音器

microphone

[ˈmaɪkrəfəʊn] N → micrófono m

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microphone

[ˈmaɪkrəfəʊn] n → microphone m

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microphone

[ˈmaɪkrəˌfəʊn] n → microfono

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

microphone

(ˈmaikrəfəun) noun

(abbreviation mike (maik) ) an electronic instrument for picking up sound waves to be broadcast, recorded or amplified as in radio, the telephone, a tape-recorder etc. Speak into the microphone. mikrofoon مِكروفون микрофон microfone mikrofon das Mikrophon mikrofon μικρόφωνοmicrófono mikrofon میکرو فن mikrofoni microמיקרופון माइक mikrofon mikrofon mikropon hljóðnemi microfono マイクロフォン 마이크로폰 mikrofonas mikrofons mikrofon microfoonmikrofonmikrofon مايكروفون microfone micro­fon микрофон mikrofón mikrofon mikrofon mikrofon เครื่องขยายเสียง mikrofon 麥克風 мікрофон خرد صوتیہ، مائک micrô 麦克风，扩音器

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microphone

→ مَيكْرُوفُوُن mikrofon mikrofon Mikrofon μικρόφωνο micrófono mikrofoni microphone mikrofon microfono マイクロホン 마이크 microfoon mikrofon mikrofon microfone микрофон mikrofon ไมโครโฟน mikrofon micrô 麦克风

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• Does it have a microphone? → هَلْ يوجَدُ مُكَبِّرُ صَوْتٍ ؟ → Je tu mikrofon? → Har den en mikrofon? → Gibt es ein Mikrofon? → Έχει μικρόφωνο; → ¿Tiene micrófono? → Onko siinä mikrofoni? → Il y a un micro ? → Ima li mikrofon? → È dotato di microfono? → マイクロホンはついていますか？ → 마이크가 달려 있나요? → Zit er een microfoon op? → Har den mikrofon? → Czy ma on mikrofon? → Tem um microfone? → Здесь есть микрофон? → Har den en mikrofon? → มีไมโครโฟนไหม? → Mikrofon var mı? → Có micro không? → 这台机子带麦克风吗？

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