Noun: capacitor microphone ku'pa-si-tu(r) 'mI-kru,fown
- Microphone consisting of a capacitor with one plate fixed and the other forming the diaphragm moved by sound waves
"The recording studio preferred capacitor microphones for their sensitivity and clear sound reproduction";
- condenser microphone, condenser mike, capacitor mike
Derived forms: capacitor microphones
Type of: mic [informal], microphone, mike