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Meaning of microphone | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. To put one or more microphones on or in

Equivalents

Беларуская мікрафон
Català micròfon
Čeština mikrofon
Deutsch Mikrofon
Ελληνικά μικρόφωνο
Esperanto mikrofono
Euskara mikrofono
Français microphone
Gaeilge micreafón
Gàidhlig microfòn
ગુજરાતી માઇક્રોફોન
עברית מיקרופון
Magyar mikrofon
Bahasa Indonesia mikrofon pelantang
Italiano microfono
ქართული მიკროფონი
Қазақша микрофон
ខ្មែរ មីក្រូ
Kurdî mîkrofon
Lietuvių mikrofonas
Latviešu mikrofons
Македонски микрофон
Bahasa Melayu mikrofon
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဓာတ်ခွက် မိုက်
Nederlands microfoon
Polski mikrofon
Português microfone
Română microfon
Русский микрофон
Српски mikrofon микрофон
Svenska mic mikrofon
தமிழ் ஒலிவாங்கி
Tagalog miktinig
Türkçe mikrofon
ئۇيغۇرچە مىكروفون
Українська мікрофон
Tiếng Việt máy vi âm mi-crô mic micrô ống thu thanh

Examples

“Behind the tangled garden of microphones that had sprouted on the lectern, Goldwater spoke softly and casually about his family.”
“It rained hard through most of Roosevelt's Second Inaugural. Audio tape recordings of the speech feature the tattoo of the rain on Roosevelt's microphone[…]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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