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microphone

/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfoʊn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.72 in modern English

Syllables
mi-cro-phone
IPA
/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfoʊn/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or transmitted over radio.

noun

A speaking trumpet or hearing trumpet; an acoustic device to concentrate or amplify sound.

Obsolete

verb

To put one or more microphones on or in.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From micro- + -phone.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfoʊn/
  • British English: /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

microphones (plural) 🎙 (alternative) 🎙️ (alternative) 🎤 (alternative) microphones (present, singular) microphoning (participle, present) microphoned (participle, past) microphoned (past)

Derived Forms

microphonics microphonograph minimicrophone multimicrophone nonmicrophone seismomicrophone

Phrases

carbon microphone hot microphone human microphone lavalier microphone people's microphone ribbon microphone shotgun microphone throat microphone

Synonyms

mic mike mike up bug wire up

Questions

How do you pronounce microphone?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfoʊn/.
What does microphone mean?
A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or transmitted over radio.
Where does microphone come from?
From micro- + -phone.

How to pronounce microphone

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfoʊn/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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