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mic¹

  • /ˈmaɪk/

Rhymes with -aɪk

Where it comes from

Clipping of microphone. Attested since 1961.

noun mics

  1. alternative Alternative form of mike (“microphone”). Picture a mic, the stage is empty A beat like this might tempt me To pose, show my rings and my fat gold chain Grab the mic like I'm on Soul Train

verb mics · mic's · micing · mic'ing · miced

  1. alternative Alternative form of mike If we add the drum kit, we'll have to mic the orchestra.

mic²

Where it comes from

Clipping of microfarad.

noun mics

  1. A microfarad.

MIC³

noun MICs

  1. abbreviation, countable, uncountable Abbreviation of methylisocyanate
  2. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of minor in consumption (of alcohol).
  3. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of military-industrial complex
  4. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of minimum inhibitory concentration
  5. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of mechanic-in-charge

proper noun

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of Michoacán: a state of Mexico.
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Microsoft Innovation Center
  3. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Message Integrity Check, a strong encryption technology that is employed to prevent an attacker from capturing data packets, altering them and resending them.
  4. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Malaysian Indian Congress, a political party for Malaysian Indians.

adjective

  1. abbreviation, initialism, not comparable Initialism of made in China The findings indicate that apart from cost, the rising consumption of MIC products is anchored on product and service innovations such as product warranty and free after-sales services.

Mic⁴

proper noun

  1. A river in Romania.

MiC⁵

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of modular integrated construction

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: mike, preamp, microphone, gif, icm, mca, line, low, wire, crb, cem, cgi, emf, industrialisation, dec, few

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Chicago

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@misc{mic_2026,
  title = {mic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}