CRYSTAL MICROPHONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does crystal microphone mean? 

• CRYSTAL MICROPHONE (noun)
  The noun CRYSTAL MICROPHONE has 1 sense:

1. a microphone in which sound waves vibrate a piezoelectric crystal that generates a varying voltage

  Familiarity information: CRYSTAL MICROPHONE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CRYSTAL MICROPHONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A microphone in which sound waves vibrate a piezoelectric crystal that generates a varying voltage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

crystal microphone; crystal mike

Hypernyms ("crystal microphone" is a kind of...):

mic; microphone; mike (device for converting sound waves into electrical energy)

Meronyms (parts of "crystal microphone"):

crystal (a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices)