noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Canada:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Australian:/ˈmɑe.kɹəˌfəʉn/
New-Zealand:/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfɐʉn/
New-Zealand:[ˈmɑe̯.kɹəˌfɐʉ̯n]
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or transmitted over radio.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A speaking trumpet or hearing trumpet; an acoustic device to concentrate or amplify sound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To put one or more microphones on or in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.