MIC

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)