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# microphone

«microphone» in Mova's school dictionary: **A device that picks up sound and turns it into an…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a microphone, microphones); informal: mic, mike

### meaning for a pupil

A device that picks up sound and turns it into an electrical signal so it can be made louder, recorded or sent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/microphone/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons a microphone changes sound energy into electrical energy (a speaker does the opposite). In everyday life singers, teachers in big halls and phones use microphones. Phrases: speak into the microphone, the mic is on, open mic.

### examples

- Please speak into the microphone so everyone can hear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/microphone/#x1)
- The singer held the microphone close. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/microphone/#x2)
- My laptop has a tiny built-in microphone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/microphone/#x3)
- The microphone squealed when it was too close to the speaker. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/microphone/#x4)
- Is the mic on? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/microphone/#x5)
- The head teacher tested the microphone before assembly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/microphone/#x6)

### note

Short forms: mic (most common now) or mike. Microphone ≠ speaker/loudspeaker. From micro- (small) + phone (sound).

### In the corpora

- [Apps may ask for more permissions, like microphone and location, than they need; a grown-up can help say no.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/14-stop-think-check-ask/14/)
- [Pointing the microphone away from the speakers or turning it down stops feedback.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/4-starting-a-band/14/)
- [A microphone left on can let everyone in the game hear what is happening in your home.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/405-teams-and-voice-chat/22/)
- [Most consoles and games let you mute your microphone and let parents limit voice chat to friends.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/405-teams-and-voice-chat/23/)
- [People disagree whether moderators should cut microphones when time is up, check facts live, or let the back and forth run.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/11-debates-and-rows-on-chat-shows/21/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «microphone» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/microphone/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.