microphonics

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English

Etymology

From microphone +‎ -ics or micro- +‎ phonics.

Noun

microphonics (uncountable)

  1. (electronics) The phenomenon where certain components in electronic devices transform mechanical vibrations into an unwanted electrical signal.
  2. (dated) The science of increasing the intensity of low or weak sounds, or of microphones generally.

Synonyms

  • (translation of vibrations into electrical signal): microphony

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for microphonics”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)