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mi|cro|phone — «MY kruh fohn», noun. an instrument for magnifying small sounds or for transmitting sounds. Microphones change sound waves into variations of an electric current. Radio and television stations use microphones for broadcasting. The mouthpiece of a … Useful english dictionary
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Car phone — A car phone is a mobile phone device specifically designed and fitted into an automobile.The car phone was once, in the late 1970s and 1980s, more popular than the regular mobile phone. However, since the mobile phone boom in the 1990s, when… … Wikipedia
microphone — mi·cro·phone … English syllables
microphone — An instrument for converting sounds to electrical impulses. [micro + G. phone, sound] * * * mi·cro·phone mī krə .fōn n an instrument whereby sound waves are caused to generate or modulate an electric current usu. for the purpose of transmitting… … Medical dictionary
microphone — mi•cro•phone [[t]ˈmaɪ krəˌfoʊn[/t]] n. elo an instrument capable of transforming sound waves into changes in electric currents or voltage, used in recording or transmitting sound • Etymology: 1875–80; micro , in sense “enlarging”+ phone mi… … From formal English to slang
microphone — mi cro*phone (m[imac] kr[ o]*f[=o]n), n. [Micro + Gr. fwnh sound, voice: cf. F. microphone.] (Physics) An instrument for converting sounds into electrical signals, for the purpose of recording or amplifying the sounds. It produces its effects in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
microphone — mi|cro|phone [ˈmaıkrəfəun US foun] n a piece of equipment that you speak into to record your voice or make it louder when you are speaking or performing in public ▪ She spoke confidently into the microphone. ▪ They searched the room for hidden… … Dictionary of contemporary English
