noun

microphone

MEYE-kruh-fohn

noun

A device that converts sound into an electrical signal, used for recording, amplifying, or broadcasting audio.

"The singer adjusted the microphone before starting the song."

"Podcasters often invest in a good microphone to improve audio quality."

How to Use Microphone

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA device that picks up sound and turns it into an electrical signal, commonly shortened to "mic" or "mike."

Common pairings

speak into the microphone a wireless microphone

microphoned past tense, microphones plural, microphones singular

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The singer adjusted the _____ before starting the song.

Built from Greek mikros ("small") and phone ("sound" or "voice") — literally "small sound" or "sound amplifier."

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