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microphonics

microphonics noun: the phenomenon where certain components in electronic devices transform mechanical vibrations into an unwanted electrical signal.

Noun

microphonics (uncountable)

  1. The phenomenon where certain components in electronic devices transform mechanical vibrations into an unwanted electrical signal.
    Synonyms:
    microphony
  2. (dated) The science of amplifying sound, or of microphones generally.

microphonics meaning in Tamil

microphonics in Tamil

கீச்சுக்குரல், குரல்மெலிவு மெலிந்த குரல்

Synonyms of microphonics

Origin of microphonics

From the adjective microphonic (“relating to the variations in electrical potential in response to sound waves”). By surface analysis, micro- + -phonics.

Questions about microphonics

What does microphonics mean?
Microphonics means the phenomenon where certain components in electronic devices transform mechanical vibrations into an unwanted electrical signal.
What is microphonics in Tamil?
Microphonics in Tamil is கீச்சுக்குரல், குரல்மெலிவு மெலிந்த குரல். See Microphonics meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is microphonics?
Microphonics is a noun.

Words near microphonics in the dictionary

  1. microphone
  2. microphoned
  3. microphones
  4. microphonic
  5. microphonically
  6. microphonics
  7. microphoning
  8. microphonist
  9. microphonists
  10. microphonograph
  11. microphonographic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: microphonics (page history and authors); microphonics (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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