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microphone

[mahy-kruh-fohn] / ˈmaɪ krəˌfoʊn /
NOUN
instrument that transforms sound waves into electric currents
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mic mike
STRONG
WEAK


Example Sentences

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He helped to launch Capital Radio in 1973, working as a producer before moving in front of the microphone.

From BBC

Led by the drummer and fan armed with a microphone, the travelling supporters and players celebrated their famous triumph together at the end.

From BBC

“It all started with the idea of just sticking DeLa and I on stage with two microphones and the topic of Christmas and letting us go wild,” Jinkx laughs.

From Los Angeles Times

We see Ella Fitzgerald at New York’s Basin Street East in the mid-1950s; her eyes closed, she gently leans into a microphone that she caresses with both hands.

From The Wall Street Journal

Not long after that, they saw the first bootleg merchandise: a toy version of Mico, el Micófono, a character that is just a microphone with googly eyes that street vendors could easily replicate.

From Los Angeles Times