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There are a lot of comics at the top end making staggering amounts of money and selling out stadiums. I think stand-up is a more intimate thing than that. Maybe because of the kind of comedy I do. It's like a discussion, but I'm the one with the microphone.
Marcus Brigstocke

Meaning of "microphone" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MICROPHONE

microphone  [ˈmaɪkrəˌfəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MICROPHONE

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conjunction
determiner
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Microphone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MICROPHONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

microphone

Microphone

A microphone is an acoustic-to-electric transducer or sensor that converts sound in air into an electrical signal. Microphones are used in many applications such as telephones, tape recorders, karaoke systems, hearing aids, motion picture production, live and recorded audio engineering, FRS radios, megaphones, in radio and television broadcasting and in computers for recording voice, speech recognition, VoIP, and for non-acoustic purposes such as ultrasonic checking or knock sensors. Most microphones today use electromagnetic induction, capacitance change or piezoelectric generation to produce an electrical signal from air pressure variations. Microphones typically need to be connected to a preamplifier before the signal can be amplified with an audio power amplifier or recorded.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MICROPHONE


aerophone
ˈɛərəˌfəʊn
Anglophone
ˈæŋɡləˌfəʊn
answerphone
ˈɑːnsəˌfəʊn
Dictaphone
ˈdɪktəˌfəʊn
earphone
ˈɪəˌfəʊn
electrophone
ɪˈlɛktrəˌfəʊn
gramophone
ˈɡræməˌfəʊn
homophone
ˈhɒməˌfəʊn
hydrophone
ˈhaɪdrəˌfəʊn
interphone
ˈɪntəˌfəʊn
megaphone
ˈmɛɡəˌfəʊn
mellophone
ˈmɛləˌfəʊn
saxophone
ˈsæksəˌfəʊn
sousaphone
ˈsuːzəˌfəʊn
speakerphone
ˈspiːkəˌfəʊn
superphone
ˈsuːpəˌfəʊn
theatrophone
θɪˈætrəˌfəʊn
vibraphone
ˈvaɪbrəˌfəʊn
videophone
ˈvɪdɪəˌfəʊn
xylophone
ˈzaɪləˌfəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MICROPHONE

micropegmatite
micropegmatitic
microphage
microphagous
microphanerophyte
microphonic
microphotograph
microphotographic
microphotography
microphotometer
microphotometric
microphotometry
microphyll
microphyllous
microphysical
microphysically
microphysicist
microphysics
microphyte
microphytic

WORDS THAT END LIKE MICROPHONE

alto saxophone
camera phone
cameraphone
car phone
cell phone
cellphone
cellular phone
cellular telephone
Francophone
freephone
geophone
handphone
iPhone
mobile phone
payphone
Persephone
phone
radio microphone
smartphone
telephone
visiophone

Synonyms and antonyms of microphone in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «microphone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MICROPHONE

Find out the translation of microphone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of 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 «microphone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

麦克风
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

micrófono
570 millions of speakers

English

microphone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

माइक्रोफोन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَيكْرُوفُوُن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

микрофон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

microfone
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাইক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

microphone
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mikrofon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mikrofon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マイクロホン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마이크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mikropon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

micrô
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒலிவாங்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मायक्रोफोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mikrofon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

microfono
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mikrofon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мікрофон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

microfon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μικρόφωνο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mikrofoon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mikrofon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mikrofon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of microphone

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about microphone

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10 QUOTES WITH «MICROPHONE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word microphone.
1
Riz Ahmed
The camera or the microphone in the booth is merciless. If you don't believe what you're saying, it hears it. If you don't believe it, it sees it in your eyes, it hears it in your voice that there isn't the conviction there.
2
Nickolas Ashford
I would just sweat so much. I'd be dry when I run on the stage. By the time I got in front of the microphone, it just, just like a river pouring out. I don't know what made that happen. It took five years for that to stop happening to me.
3
Sebastian Bach
I'm always working on new songs. With the technology these days, any idiot can record on Pro Tools on your laptop. All you have to do is plug a microphone into the input jack and anybody can have their own recording studio. So I'm always down in my basement, singing along to riffs or whoever I'm collaborating with.
4
Joy Behar
When people heckle me, I have the microphone. And the press has the microphone.
5
Dierks Bentley
I always say the best applause you can get is when you walk from backstage up to your microphone at a concert. It's also nice to walk up to the mike at an awards show, and that applause is great, too, but the best is when your fans are cheering for you.
6
Guy Berryman
I don't concentrate on technical things like where a microphone is placed and things like that. As a producer, I try to keep the initial feeling from when I first heard a song and make sure we do what were initially aiming for.
7
Michael Bolton
Sinatra, here's a guy who plays a tough guy in all his movies, but was allowed to be vulnerable when he stepped up to the microphone.
8
Marcus Brigstocke
There are a lot of comics at the top end making staggering amounts of money and selling out stadiums. I think stand-up is a more intimate thing than that. Maybe because of the kind of comedy I do. It's like a discussion, but I'm the one with the microphone.
9
Julian Castro
And my mother fought hard for civil rights so that instead of a mop, I could hold this microphone.
10
Eugene Chadbourne
I started using contact microphones that you can place on common, ordinary objects, like a rake. I put a microphone on it and it picked up the tines vibrating and turned it into a horrible din. What attracted me to it was the horrible din - that's what I really liked.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MICROPHONE»

Discover the use of microphone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to microphone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Microphone Book
This book provides an analysis of the different types of microphones available and addresses their application through practical examples of recording sessions and studio operations.
John Eargle, 2004
2
Microphone Fiends: Youth Music & Youth Culture
Microphone Fiends, a collection of original essays and interviews, brings together some of the best known scholars, critics, journalists and performers to focus on the contemporary scene.
Andrew Ross, Tricia Rose, 1994
3
Microphone Array Signal Processing
The main objective of this book is to derive and explain the most fundamental algorithms from a strictly broadband (signals and/or processing) viewpoint.
Jacob Benesty, Jingdong Chen, Yiteng Huang, 2008
4
Professional Microphone Techniques
This book, by the author of industry bestseller "Modern Recording Techniques", focuses on microphone usage for dozens of different instruments as well as vocals, amplifiers, Leslie cabinets and much more!
David Miles Huber, Philip Williams, 1998
5
Eargle's The Microphone Book: From Mono to Stereo to ...
The complete illustrated guide to microphone technology
Ray A. Rayburn, 2012
6
Probe microphone measurements: hearing aid selection and ...
CONTENTSIntroduction to Computerized Probe-Microphone Real-Ear Measurements in Hearing Aid Evaluation Procedures. Probe-Microphone Instrumentation. Terminology and Procedures. Procedural Considerations in Probe-Microphone Measurements.
H. Gustav Mueller, David B. Hawkins, Jerry L. Northern, 1992
7
Microphone Arrays: Signal Processing Techniques and Applications
Providing a single reference on microphone arrays, this book covers the state-of-the-art in microphone array research, development, and technological application.
Michael Brandstein, Darren Ward, 2001
8
Pacific Microphone
This is . . . a first-rate description of how the news was carried from the warfront to the civilian rear, and an altogether inspiring memoir of what it was like out there in the bloody, traumatic Pacific war."--from the foreword by Mike ...
William J. Dunn, 2009
9
Study and Design of Differential Microphone Arrays
As a result, this type of microphone arrays has drawn much research and development attention recently. This book is intended to provide a systematic study of DMAs from a signal processing perspective.
Jacob Benesty, Jingdong Chen, 2012
10
Stereo Microphone Techniques
This is the first comprehensive handbook devoted exclusively to stereo miking.
Bruce Bartlett, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MICROPHONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term microphone is used in the context of the following news items.
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Test and Measurement Microphone resists dust and water.
Free-field, prepolarized microphone and preamplifier system has wide dynamic range from 30 dBA (inherent noise level) to 150 dB. «ThomasNet News, Jul 15»
2
Global MEMS microphone market trends, opportunities, growth …
The MEMS microphone market is experiencing robust sales growth driven by increased penetration of MEMS microphone in mobile handsets ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»
3
Rapoo S100 Headphones with Bluetooth 4.1, In-built Microphone
RAPOO, a wireless peripheral products maker, today launched its multi-featured headset - S100 in the market. The headset adopts the latest ... «Gizbot, Jul 15»
4
DMC Proves He's Still a Microphone Fiend
DMC Proves He's Still a Microphone Fiend. Concert Review. Posted By Emanuel Wallace on Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 4:10 PM. click to enlarge. Emanuel Wallace. «Cleveland Scene Weekly, Jul 15»
5
Omnia Introduces VOCO 8 Microphone System
CLEVELAND — Omnia Audio has introduced its new networked microphone system, the VOCO 8. Combining eight high-performance preamps ... «Radio magazine, Jul 15»
6
Wizkid: "Handsome and wealthy!!" tweets Wizkid as he gets gold …
Wizkid is surely blessed. Luxury designer Malivelihood has given the Star Boy artiste a custom made Gold Sennheiser microphone with a ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
7
The voice of the Open hangs up his microphone
Ivor Robson will officially hang up the microphone as first-tee announcer at the end of the year after his commitments on the European Tour are ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
Best headphones with microphone under $60
But I would disagree as the microphone that comes with it is not good. So consider this one that offers the best of both worlds - pretty good ... «Tom's Hardware, Jul 15»
9
Velaphi to wear a microphone against Man City
Tando Velaphi will provide television viewers with a unique insight into Melbourne City's friendly against Manchester City when the goalkeeper ... «Goal.com, Jul 15»
10
Razer Seiren Pro RZ05 Microphone Review
Featuring a 5V 300mA draw through a single USB connection to your PC or a 48V DC (analog) draw through XLR, the microphone at hand shows off a sample ... «TweakTown, Jul 15»

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