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A microphone, colloquially called a mic (/maɪk/), or mike, is a transducer that converts sound into an electrical signal. Microphones are used in telecommunication, sound recording, broadcasting, and consumer electronics, including telephones, hearing aids, and mobile devices.
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| Microphone | is a | type of condenser microphone invented by Gerhard Sessler and James West at Bell laboratories in 1962 | 0.90 | text |
| Microphone | is a | condenser microphone that uses a vacuum tube | 0.90 | text |
| Microphone | is a | device that uses a laser beam and smoke or vapor to detect sound vibrations in free air | 0.90 | text |
| Microphone | is a | figure-8 | 0.90 | text |
| Microphone | is a | function of frequency | 0.90 | text |
| Microphone | is a | round black eight ball | 0.90 | text |
| Microphone | is a | cardioid microphone | 0.90 | text |
| Microphone | is a | variant of the contact microphone that picks up speech directly from a person's throat | 0.90 | text |
| Microphone | is a | highly directional design intended for noisy environments | 0.90 | text |
| Microphone | is a | difference in SPL between the noise floor and the maximum SPL | 0.90 | text |
| diaphragm size | instance of | Sometimes other characteristics | 0.80 | text |
| intended use or orientation of the principal sound input to the principal axis | instance of | Sometimes other characteristics | 0.80 | text |
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