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microphonic

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mi⋅cro⋅phon⋅ic

  [mahy-kruh-fon-ik]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a microphone.
2. Electronics. tending to or capable of exhibiting microphonism.
Origin:
1840–50; microphone + -ic
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mi·cro·phone   (mī'krə-fōn')   
n.  An instrument that converts sound waves into an electric current, usually fed into an amplifier, a recorder, or a broadcast transmitter.
mi'cro·phon'ic (-fŏn'ĭk) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1mi·cro·phon·ic
Pronunciation: "mI-kr&-'fän-ik
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to amicrophone : serving to intensify sounds
2 : of or relating to microphonics of the cochlea

Main Entry: 2microphonic
Function: noun
: COCHLEAR MICROPHONIC
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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