CRYSTAL MICROPHONE

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Meaning:

A microphone in which sound waves vibrate a piezoelectric crystal that generates a varying voltage

Synonyms:

crystal microphone; crystal mike

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("crystal microphone" is a kind of...):

mic; microphone; mike (device for converting sound waves into electrical energy)

Meronyms (parts of "crystal microphone"):

crystal (a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices)

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