microphone

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Etymology

From micro- + -phone.

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn/
• (America) IPA: /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfoʊn/

Noun

microphone (plural microphones)

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.

Synonyms

• (transducer of sound waves to electricity) mic, mike

Translations

• French: microphone
• German: Mikrofon
• Italian: microfono
• Portuguese: microfone
• Russian: микрофо́н
• Spanish: micrófono

Verb

microphone (microphones, present participle microphoning; simple past and past participle microphoned)

1. (transitive) To put one or more microphones on or in.

Synonyms

• mike, mike up, bug (if covert), wire up

Translations

• Spanish: microfonear, microfonar

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