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DIRECTIONAL MICROPHONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does directional microphone mean?
• DIRECTIONAL MICROPHONE (noun)
The noun DIRECTIONAL MICROPHONE has 1 sense:
1. a microphone that is designed to receive sound from a particular direction
Familiarity information: DIRECTIONAL MICROPHONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DIRECTIONAL MICROPHONE (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A microphone that is designed to receive sound from a particular direction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
directional microphone; directional mike
Hypernyms ("directional microphone" is a kind of...):
mic; microphone; mike (device for converting sound waves into electrical energy)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "directional microphone"):
cardioid microphone; cardioid mike (a directional microphone with a cardioid pattern of sensitivity)
gun microphone; gun mike; shotgun microphone; shotgun mike (a highly directional microphone with a long barrel; can be directed from a distance)
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