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microphone

[mahy-kruh-fohn] / ˈmaɪ krəˌfoʊn /
NOUN
instrument that transforms sound waves into electric currents
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mic mike
STRONG
WEAK


Example Sentences

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In every case, someone is sitting in a room, in front of a camera and microphone, almost totally alone.

From Salon

It later emerged it was a mistake by the Snicko operator, who used the microphone at the bowlers' end used, rather than the strikers' end.

From BBC

The microphone was taken away from me after I'd finished my question.

From BBC

He lumbers over to his microphone and computer.

From The Wall Street Journal

The noun in “Is This Thing On?” is a marriage, not a microphone, although a microphone turns out to be a novel way to restart a relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal