microphone
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microphone
- /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn/ UK
- /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfoʊn/ Canada, US
- [ˈmʌɪ̯.kɹəˌfoʊ̯n] Canada, US
- /ˈmɑe.kɹəˌfəʉn/ Australia
- /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfɐʉn/ New Zealand
- [ˈmɑe̯.kɹəˌfɐʉ̯n] New Zealand
Where it comes from
From micro- + -phone.
noun microphones · 🎙 · 🎙️ · 🎤
- A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or transmitted over radio. Behind the tangled garden of microphones that had sprouted on the lectern, Goldwater spoke softly and casually about his family.
- A speaking trumpet or hearing trumpet; an acoustic device to concentrate or amplify sound.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mike, loudspeaker, mic, wire, speaker, floor, lavalier, lavaliere, boom, bug, micro-, shotgun mic, mouthpiece, pickup, voice input, talkback
Translations
Every language
noun transducer of sound waves to electricity
| Español | micrófono |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 마이크로폰 maikeuropon, 마이크 maikeu |
| 日本語 | マイクロフォン maikurofon, マイク maiku |
| 中文 | 麥克風 /麦克风 màikèfēng, 話筒 /话筒 huàtǒng, 傳聲器 /传声器 chuánshēngqì, 微音器 wéiyīnqì, wēiyīnqì |
| हिन्दी | अणुभाष aṇubhāṣ, माइक्रोफ़ोन māikrofon, माइक māik |
| Kiswahili | kinasa sauti, mikrofoni |
| Português | microfone |
| Français | microphone |
| Deutsch | Mikrofon |
| Italiano | microfono |
| Ελληνικά | μικρόφωνο mikrófono |
| Română | microfon |
| Русский | микрофо́н mikrofón |
| Tiếng Việt | máy vi âm, micrô, mi-crô, ống thu thanh |
| العربية | مِيكْرُوفُون mikrufūn, مَيْكْرُوفُون maykrufūn, مِذْيَاع miḏyāʕ |
| עברית | מִיקְרוֹפוֹן mikrofón |
verb to put one or more microphones on or in.
| Español | microfonear, microfonar |
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Talk about this word "microphone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/microphone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. microphone. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/microphone "microphone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/microphone.Cite this
@misc{microphone_2026,
title = {microphone},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/microphone},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
