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A microphone containing carbon granules, whose electrical resistance varies with pressure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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German:
Kohlemikrofon
— microphone containing carbon granules
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Russian:
у́гольный микрофо́н
(úgolʹnyj mikrofón)
— microphone containing carbon granules
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Swedish:
kolkornsmikrofon
— microphone containing carbon granules