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microphone

[mahy-kruh-fohn]

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noun

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

microphone

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noun

Informal name: mike.��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 See also carbon microphone Compare loudspeaker

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Word History and Origins

Origin of microphone¹

1875–80; micro-, in sense “enlarging” (extracted from microscope ) + -phone

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The coach then sat next to star shortstop Roch Cholowsky and outfielder Dean West at the microphone, finished typing into his phone and leaned forward for his opening statement.

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A microphone and equipment used to make Black Sabbath's first studio recordings have been rediscovered after laying unseen for more than 30 years.

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When Sly and the Family Stone were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, Stone stepped to the microphone, said, “See you soon,” and split.

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He’s handed a microphone and is escorted back to where he performed the national anthem.

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During NASA’s Perseverance mission on Mars in 2021, the rover’s microphones detected the whir of the mission’s helicopter and noises created by the rover.

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microphanerophyte microphonic

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