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microphone, n.
(microphones)
freq. cnt. 4

device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

mic microphone mike

semantic pointers

hyponym

bug condenser microphone, capacitor microphone, condenser mike, capacitor mike contact microphone, contact mike crystal microphone, crystal mike directional microphone, directional mike

hypernym

electro-acoustic transducer