Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In physics, the art of enhancing or magnifying the intensity of sound; the use of the microphone.
  • noun Weakness of voice.

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  • noun microphonics (unwanted signal caused by vibrations)

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Examples

  • Discoveries in telephony and microphony have certainly opened up to science, as regards both theory and practice, new horizons that still promise other surprises for the future.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. Various

  • * Naim reference non-magnetic, low-resonance low microphony case

    HiddenWires News 2010

  • * Naim reference non-magnetic, low-resonance low microphony case

    HiddenWires News 2010

  • It too has an aluminum chassis, but this time damping material has been applied to the underside of the top plate to eliminate the last trace of microphony.

    Stereophile RSS Feed 2009

  • It too has an aluminum chassis, but this time damping material has been applied to the underside of the top plate to eliminate the last trace of microphony.

    Stereophile RSS Feed 2009

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