microphone | | |
n. (artifact) | 1. microphone, mike | device for converting sound waves into electrical energy. |
| ~ bug | a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly. |
| ~ capacitor microphone, condenser microphone | microphone consisting of a capacitor with one plate fixed and the other forming the diaphragm moved by sound waves. |
| ~ crystal microphone | a microphone in which sound waves vibrate a piezoelectric crystal that generates a varying voltage. |
| ~ directional microphone | a microphone that is designed to receive sound from a particular direction. |
| ~ electro-acoustic transducer | a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa. |
| ~ spike mike | a contact microphone for listening through walls. |
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