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mi·cro·phone 'mī-krə-.fōn n an instrument whereby sound waves are caused to generate or modulate an electric current usu. for the purpose of transmitting or recording sound (as speech or music)
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mi·cro·phone (miґkro-fōn) a device for converting an acoustic signal into an electric signal for purposes of amplification or transmission.Medical dictionary. 2011.