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MIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
Synonyms:
mic; microphone; mike
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("mic" is a kind of...):
electro-acoustic transducer (a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mic"):
bug (a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly)
capacitor microphone; capacitor mike; condenser microphone; condenser mike (microphone consisting of a capacitor with one plate fixed and the other forming the diaphragm moved by sound waves)
contact microphone; contact mike (a microphone designed to be used in contact with a source of sound (or with a resonating surface))
crystal microphone; crystal mike (a microphone in which sound waves vibrate a piezoelectric crystal that generates a varying voltage)
directional microphone; directional mike (a microphone that is designed to receive sound from a particular direction)
