microphone

CEFRB1

/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A device that changes sound into an electrical signal for recording or broadcasting.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A speaking trumpet or hearing trumpet; an acoustic device to concentrate or amplify sound.

Examples

  • For some reason the microphone didn't work earlier.

  • The guide is using a microphone for us to hear her better.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈmʌɪ̯.kɹəˌfoʊ̯n]
  • /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfoʊn/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To put one or more microphones on or in.

  2. A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or transmitted over radio.

More examples

In context

  • The microphone is live.

  • Behind the tangled garden of microphones that had sprouted on the lectern, Goldwater spoke softly and casually about his family.

  • 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[…]

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From micro- + -phone.