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mi·cro·phone

(mī′krə-fōn′)

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

mi′cro·phon′ic (-fŏn′ĭk) adj.

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microphone

(ˈmaɪkrəˌfəʊn)

(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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Noun

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

Translations

مذياعمِكروفونميكروفونمَيكْرُوفُوُن

mikrofon

mikrofoni

mikrofon

hljóînemi

microfono

マイクロホン

마이크

mikrofonas

mikrofons

mikrofón

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

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.

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

Does it have a microphone? → 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? → 마이크가 달려 있나요? → Zit er een microfoon op? → Har den mikrofon? → Czy ma on mikrofon? → Tem um microfone? → Har den en mikrofon? → Mikrofon var mı? → Có micro không? → 这台机子带麦克风吗？

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