English > mic: 1 sense > noun 1, artifactMeaning | device for converting sound waves into electrical energy. |
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Synonyms | microphone, mike |
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Narrower | bug | A small hidden / hidden microphone |
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condenser microphone, capacitor microphone, condenser mike, capacitor mike | microphone consisting of a capacitor with one plate fixed and the other forming the diaphragm moved by sound waves |
contact microphone, contact mike | A microphone designed to be used in contact with a source of sound (or with a resonating surface) |
crystal microphone, crystal mike | A microphone in which sound waves vibrate a piezoelectric crystal that generates a varying voltage |
directional microphone, directional mike | A microphone that is designed to receive sound from a particular direction |
Broader | electro-acoustic transducer | A transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa |
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Spanish | micrófono, micro |
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Catalan | micròfon, micro |
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