microphone

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UK /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn/ US /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfoʊn/

noun 1verb 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

extension, radio, stick, tie-clip | built-in, camcorder | omnidirectional, unidirectional | hidden

VERB + MICROPHONE

speak into, use | check, test

MICROPHONE + VERB

pick sth up, record sth

The studio microphone recorded every word of the interview perfectly.

MICROPHONE + NOUN

socket | stand

PREP

behind a/the ~

The radio host sat behind a microphone, ready to broadcast the morning show.

in front of a/the ~

The nervous singer stood in front of the microphone and took a deep breath before starting.

Definitions

noun

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.

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[…]

verb

To put one or more microphones on or in.

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Synonyms

noun — device for converting sound waves into electrical energy

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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

Wiktionary

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[…]

Wiktionary

The microphone is live.

Tatoeba · #32905

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

Tatoeba · #50579

For some reason the microphone didn't work earlier.

Tatoeba · #328546

A terribly loud beep resounded - the microphone produced feedback.

Tatoeba · #391630

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