- pronunciation:
- maI
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fon
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noun |
| definition: |
A microphone is something that people speak into when they want to make their voice louder for other people to hear. People also use a microphone when they want to make a recording of their voice or other sounds.
The students couldn't hear the principal talking in the cafeteria because the microphone was off.
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The word
microphone was formed from two ancient Greek words:
mikros , meaning "small" and
phone, meaning "sound". A microphone makes little sounds bigger.