Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fiber optic microphone

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: fiber op-tic mi-cro-phone
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

A microphone that converts acoustic waves into electrical signals by sensing changes in light intensity, instead of sensing changes in capacitance or magnetic fields as with conventional microphones.

Example Sentences

"{'source': 'https://en.wikipedia.org', 'text': 'Fiber optic microphones are used in very specific application areas such as for infrasound monitoring and noise-canceling.'}"

Questions

What does fiber optic microphone mean?: A microphone that converts acoustic waves into electrical signals by sensing changes in light intensity, instead of sensing changes in capacitance or magnetic fields as with conventional microphones.

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