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Meaning of "microphonic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MICROPHONIC

microphonic  [ˌmaɪkrəˈfɒnɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MICROPHONIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Microphonic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MICROPHONIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Microphonics

Microphonics or microphony describes the phenomenon wherein certain components in electronic devices transform mechanical vibrations into an undesired electrical signal. The term comes from analogy with a microphone, which is intentionally designed to convert vibrations to electrical signals.

Definition of microphonic in the English dictionary

The definition of microphonic in the dictionary is of or relating to microphones. Other definition of microphonic is unusually sensitive to incident sound or mechanical shock.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MICROPHONIC


allophonic
ˌæləˈfɒnɪk
anglophonic
ˌæŋɡləˈfɒnɪk
aphonic
əˈfɒnɪk
cacophonic
ˌkækəˈfɒnɪk
cataphonic
ˌkætəˈfɒnɪk
diaphonic
ˌdaɪəˈfɒnɪk
dodecaphonic
ˌdəʊdɛkəˈfɒnɪk
electrophonic
ɪˌlektrəˈfɒnɪk
gramophonic
ˌɡræməˈfɒnɪk
homophonic
ˌhɒməˈfɒnɪk
idiophonic
ˌɪdɪəˈfɒnɪk
megaphonic
ˌmɛɡəˈfɒnɪk
paraphonic
ˌpærəˈfɒnɪk
photophonic
ˌfəʊtəˈfɒnɪk
quadraphonic
ˌkwɒdrəˈfɒnɪk
quadrophonic
ˌkwɒdrəˈfɒnɪk
saxophonic
ˌsæksəˈfɒnɪk
stereophonic
ˌstɛrɪəˈfɒnɪk
videophonic
ˌvɪdɪəˈfɒnɪk
xylophonic
ˌzaɪləˈfɒnɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MICROPHONIC

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE MICROPHONIC

autochthonic
benthonic
Brythonic
chthonic
cinchonic
dysphonic
electronic
euphonic
monophonic
phonic
phosphonic
polyphonic
pythonic
quadriphonic
radiophonic
radiotelephonic
siphonic
symphonic
tautophonic
telephonic
typhonic

Synonyms and antonyms of microphonic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «microphonic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MICROPHONIC

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

Translator English - Chinese

微音
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

microfónica
570 millions of speakers

English

microphonic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

microphonic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مكروفونية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

микрофонный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

microphonic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

microphonic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

microphonique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Microphonic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mikrofonie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マイクロホン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마이크로 포닉
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Microphonic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

microphonic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நுணுக்குப்பன்னிக்குரிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मायक्रोफोनिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mikrofonik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

microfonico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

microphonic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мікрофонний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

microphonic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μικροφωνική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

microphonic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mikrofon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

microphonic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of microphonic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MICROPHONIC»

The term «microphonic» is normally little used and occupies the 122.475 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MICROPHONIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «microphonic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «microphonic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MICROPHONIC»

Discover the use of microphonic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to microphonic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Optimizing Cochlear Microphonic Recording Parameters: A ...
Since the cochlear microphonic (CM) tends to mirror the waveform of the acoustic stimulus, conscientious recording methodology must be applied to separate true response from artifact.
Mariam Riazi-Kermani, 2006
2
Origins of Neuroscience: A History of Explorations Into ...
They felt this "microphonic" was biological because it decreased when they reduced blood to the head, increased again when the blood supply was restored, and ceased when the cat died. They attributed it to the auditory nerve.
Stanley Finger, 2001
3
Physiology:Prep Manual For Undergraduates 3e
Describe cochlear microphonic potential. Cochlear microphonic potentials are produced by transformation of mechanical energy into electrical energy in much the same manner as pressure on a quartz crystal induces piezoelectric potential.
Joshi, 2005
4
Otoacoustic Emissions: Clinical Applications
Cochlear Evoked Potentials The Cochlear Microphonic and Summating Potential When the cochlea is stimulated, the resting balance of electrical potentials described above is disturbed. To examine these events, we can place electrodes on ...
Martin S. Robinette, Theodore J. Glattke, 2011
5
Auditory Neuropathy: A New Perspective on Hearing Disorders
These experiments also demonstrated an imbalance in the contribution of inner and outer hair cells to the cochlear microphonic. On schedules of kanamycin administration that destroyed primarily inner hair cells, leaving an almost normal  ...
Yvonne Sininger, Arnold Starr (Ph.D.), 2001
6
Biology of Perceptual Systems
Grundfest (1965), on the other hand, proposed that the cochlear microphonic is an epiphenomenon: that is, a real biological response to sound, but a byproduct rather than an es— sential part of the transduction of physical vibrations to nerve  ...
Edward Carterette, 2012
7
AUDIOLOGY Diagnosis
Cochlear Microphonic Potential When a high-frequency tone burst is presented to the ear, an AC voltage fluctuation having the same frequency and duration can be recorded from a gross electrode in the inner ear (recording filter bandwidth ...
Ross J. Roeser, Michael Valente, 2011
8
AUDIOLOGY, 3-Volume Set: Diagnosis, Treatment and Practice ...
Pearl Cochlear Microphonic Potential When a high-frequency tone burst is presented to the ear, an AC voltage fluctuation having the same frequency and duration can be recorded from a gross electrode in the inner ear (recording filter ...
Ross Roeser, Michael Valente, 2007
9
Hearing
Artifacts were ruled out and they concluded that this “microphonic” sound (now called cochlear microphonic or simply microphonic) was of biological origin because it waned and waxed as the blood supply did, disappearing with the death of ...
Edward Carterette, 1978
10
Electro-mechanical Interactions in Superconducting ...
It is the subset of cavity RF frequency variations which are a large fraction of the loaded bandwidth that are a concern for continuous-wave accelerators, referred to as microphonic-noise [89, 95]. For example, microphonic-noise dominates the  ...
Zachary A. Conway, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MICROPHONIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term microphonic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The challenge of keeping contraband out of prisons
Many of the incidents described above that involve breaches of perimeters can be pre-empted or detected by microphonic cable fence disturbance sensors and ... «SourceSecurity.com, Jul 15»
2
Fishman Fluence Classic Humbuckers Review
... harmonically complex classic rock with nice note separation and that wonderfully open, slightly microphonic (in a wonderful way) sound that ... «Premier Guitar, Jul 15»
3
Soundmagic E50 review | TrustedReviews
Of course, microphonic noise is also a sign that your headphones have a pretty good seal with your ears, and that also generally means decent ... «TrustedReviews, Jun 15»
4
Minimize Noise in Your Pickup Circuit
it might be that your pickups have become microphonic. Most pickups nowadays are wax potted, which prevents the components from vibrating. «Premier Guitar, May 15»
5
New album and Warped Tour on horizon for The Dirty Nil
'I wanted the microphonic hissing, the wince-inducing feedback of the guitars and the loveable shifting tempos – just the sound of our band. «CBC.ca, May 15»
6
What's the best speaker or headphone you ever heard?
Only issues were could get uncomfortable after awhile, and worse, the microphonic. If I could stay still, like on an airplane, they worked great. «CNET, May 15»
7
Phiaton MS 100 BA Earphones
In our testing, the biggest detractor from the MS 100 BA's sound had nothing to do with the drivers — the tangle-free cable is very microphonic, ... «iLounge, May 15»
8
Jol Dantzig's Esoterica Electrica: The Humbucker's Immortal Coil
According to Lollar, “If the cover is not seated correctly and soldered on, it will likely shriek like crazy in a nonmusical way from microphonic ... «Premier Guitar, Apr 15»
9
Boulder Amplifiers 2110 line preamplifier
The four interlocking chassis that comprise the 2110 are well damped, to eliminate microphonic resonances. This is accomplished with a ... «Stereophile Magazine, Mar 15»
10
'Broadway Melody,' Hollywood's first all-talking musical, is a hit in 1929
It is not only best talkie-singie yet released, but it gives out a great hope for the microphonic movie. It proves that, with the right persons on the ... «New York Daily News, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Microphonic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/microphonic>. Apr 2024 ».
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