microphone

Definitions of microphone
  1. noun
    device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
    synonyms: mégaphone
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    type of:
    transducteur électro-accoustique
    a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: micro

This vocabulary list features words derived from the Greek mikros meaning "small."

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