Microphone Meaning
/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or transmitted over radio.
nounA speaking trumpet or hearing trumpet; an acoustic device to concentrate or amplify sound.
Sentence Examples
The microphone is live.
The guide is using a microphone for us to hear her better.
For some reason the microphone didn't work earlier.
CEFR Practice Quiz
To record the singer's voice, the sound engineer adjusted the ____ on its stand.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The public speaker adjusted his ____ before beginning the presentation to ensure that everyone in the large hall could hear him clearly.
Word Origin & History
From micro- + -phone.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Behind the tangled garden of microphones that had sprouted on the lectern, Goldwater spoke softly and casually about his family."
— 1965, Charles McDowell, Campaign Fever: The National Folk Festival, from New Hampshire to November, 1964, Morrow, page 11:
"It rained hard through most of Roosevelt's Second Inaugural. Audio tape recordings of the speech feature the tattoo of the rain on Roosevelt's microphone[…]"
— 1994, High Definition Television: An Annotated Multidisciplinary Bibliography, 1981-1992, page 112:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
To record the singer's voice, the sound engineer adjusted the ____ on its stand.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The public speaker adjusted his ____ before beginning the presentation to ensure that everyone in the large hall could hear him clearly.