English Explanatory Dictionary

microphonics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The phenomenon where certain components in electronic devices transform mechanical vibrations into an unwanted electrical signal.
  2. The science of amplifying sound, or of microphones generally.

Word forms

microphonics

Etymology

From the adjective microphonic (“relating to the variations in electrical potential in response to sound waves”). By surface analysis, micro- + -phonics.

Synonyms

microphony
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