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PRONUNCIATION OF CARBON MICROPHONE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CARBON MICROPHONE

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Carbon microphone is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CARBON MICROPHONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

carbon microphone

Carbon microphone

The carbon microphone, also known as carbon button microphone, button microphone, or carbon transmitter, is a type of microphone, a transducer that converts sound to an electrical audio signal. It consists of two metal plates separated by granules of carbon. One plate is very thin and faces outward, acting as a diaphragm. When sound waves strike this plate, the pressure on the granules changes, which in turn changes the electrical resistance between the plates. Higher pressure lowers the resistance as the granules are pushed closer together. As a steady direct current is passed between the plates, the varying resistance results in a modulation of the current at the same frequency of the impinging sound waves. In telephony, this signal is directly passed through a telephone system to the central office, or it is electronically amplified in other sound systems, such as a public address system or a recording device. The frequency response of the carbon microphone, however, is limited to a narrow range, and the device produces significant electrical noise.

Definition of carbon microphone in the English dictionary

The definition of carbon microphone in the dictionary is a microphone in which a diaphragm, vibrated by sound waves, applies a varying pressure to a container packed with carbon granules, altering the resistance of the carbon. A current flowing through the carbon is thus modulated at the frequency of the sound waves.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CARBON MICROPHONE

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carbon footprint
carbon monoxide
carbon offset
carbon paper
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carbon ribbon
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WORDS THAT END LIKE CARBON MICROPHONE

cell phone
cellphone
cellular phone
earphone
Francophone
freephone
gramophone
handphone
interphone
iPhone
megaphone
microphone
mobile phone
payphone
Persephone
phone
saxophone
smartphone
speakerphone
telephone
xylophone

Synonyms and antonyms of carbon microphone in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «carbon microphone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CARBON MICROPHONE

Find out the translation of carbon microphone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of carbon microphone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «carbon microphone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

碳麦克风
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

micrófono de carbón
570 millions of speakers

English

carbon microphone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कार्बन माइक्रोफोन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ميكروفون الكربون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

углерода микрофон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

microfone de carbono
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কার্বন মাইক্রোফোন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

microphone de carbone
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mikrofon karbon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kohlemikrofon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カーボンマイクロフォン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

탄소 마이크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mikropon karbon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

micro carbon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கார்பன் மைக்ரோஃபோன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कार्बन मायक्रोफोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Karbon mikrofon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

microfono a carbone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mikrofon węglowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вуглецю мікрофон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

microfon de carbon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μικρόφωνο άνθρακα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koolstof mikrofoon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kol mikrofon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

karbon mikrofon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of carbon microphone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CARBON MICROPHONE»

The term «carbon microphone» is used very little and occupies the 169.903 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CARBON MICROPHONE» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARBON MICROPHONE»

Discover the use of carbon microphone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to carbon microphone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Acoustics for Engineers: Troy Lectures
An illustrative historic example is the carbon microphone, which was an important part of telephone technology for about a century and was, during that period, the most frequently-used microphone type worldwide. The carbon microphone is a ...
Jens Blauert, Ning Xiang, 2009
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Handbook of Acoustics
In the carbon microphone sound is incident on a diaphragm attached to a plunger that applies a force to carbon granules. An example is shown in Fig. 7. The resistance of the volume of carbon granules, Rc is a function of the force applied and ...
Malcolm J. Crocker, 1998
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Popular Science
The basis of radio telephone operation is the process of modulation and most common of all modulating systems is the battery-operated land telephone circuit consisting of a simple carbon microphone, a battery, and an earphone. In a sense ...
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TELECOMMUNICATION SWITCHING SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS
Microphone converts speech signals into electrical signals and the earphone converts electrical signals into audio signals. Most commonly used microphone is a carbon microphone. Carbon microphones do not produce high fidelity signals,  ...
THIAGARAJAN VISWANATHAN, 1992
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Beginning Analog Electronics Through Projects
Turn the gain-control potentiometer R5 to a midpoint setting. Put the switch SI in the off position. Plug in a low-signal source to the preamplifier input, for example, a carbon microphone or a phonograph. Switch on the power amplifier, keeping ...
Andrew Singmin, 2001
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New Scientist
As a considered decision Hughes did not patent his carbon microphone and the basic loose contact idea was developed and improved over the subsequent years. Although carbon microphones were used for both recording and broadcasting ...
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Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology
carbon black carbon microphone carbon black Chemistry, an amorphous form of finely divided carbon that is produced by the partial combustion of hydrocarbons. Also, gas BLACK. Materials, an amorphous powdered carbon produced by the ...
Christopher G. Morris, 1992
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Textbook of Hearing Aid Amplification
Robert E. Sandlin. Figure 1-9. Average insertion gain of four antique trumpet ( bottom curve, compaired to two transistor curves above). From de Boer, 1982. Reprinted with permission. Figure 1-10. 1930 carbon microphone with cover removed.
Robert E. Sandlin, 2000
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The Sound Reinforcement Handbook
Construction of a carbon microphone impedance of the element from that of the input to which it is connected, and to block the battery DC from the input. Carbon microphones are not known for excellent sonic characteristics, but they are quite  ...
Gary Davis, Gary D. Davis, 1989
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Principles of Avionics
7.2 Carbon microphone By connecting a diaphragm to the container, the variable pressure of sound waves compress and expand the carbon granules for a variation in resistance that follows the sound pressure. The phrase “proportional to the ...
Albert Helfrick, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CARBON MICROPHONE»

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Back to the roots of county music, Uncle Dave Macon
On Nov. 28, 1925, a white-bearded man sat before a carbon microphone to play a few fiddle tunes on WSM radio. Uncle Jimmy Thompson ... «Murfreesboro Post, Jun 15»
2
A history of hearing aids
The invention of the carbon microphone, transmitters, digital signal processing chip or DSP, and the development of computer technology ... «insideTORONTO.com, Feb 15»
3
JJ Abrams Is Making a Thomas Edison Biopic
... the carbon microphone, and once electrocuted an elephant—is hot right now. The Weinstein Brothers are also working on an Edison biopic. «Popular Mechanics, Feb 15»
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Special Feature: David Edward Hughes, the father of the microphone
On the 115th death anniversary of Welsh-American scientist and musician David Edward Hughes, inventor of the first carbon microphone, we ... «Mid-Day, Jan 15»
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The history of hearing aids
The invention of the carbon microphone, transmitters, digital signal processing (DSP) chips, and the advancements in modern day technology ... «London Community News, Jan 15»
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A look back at some of Thomas Edison's greatest inventions
Carbon telephone transmitter: In 1877–78, Edison invented and developed the carbon microphone used in all telephones along with the Bell ... «Mid-Day, Oct 14»
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How Students Lead the Learning Experience at Democratic Schools
The patent for the carbon microphone would have gone to its rightful inventor. And who knows what benefits earlier adoption of AC current ... «KQED, Oct 14»
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"Ralph Peer: Record Man" at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
A Western Electric 387W double-button carbon microphone, like the one Peer used in 1927 to record Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family in ... «Cybergrass Bluegrass Music News, Sep 14»
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Back to the roots of country music and Uncle Dave Macon
28, 1925, a white-bearded man sat before a carbon microphone to play a few fiddle tunes on WSM radio. Uncle Jimmy Thompson played on ... «Murfreesboro Post, Jul 14»
10
Apple Reinvents the Vehicle Owner's Manual
... an electret condenser microphone, a dynamic microphone, a ribbon microphone, a carbon microphone, a piezoelectric microphone, a fiber ... «Patently Apple, Mar 14»

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