"lavalier microphone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lavalier microphones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lavalier microphone (plural lavalier microphones)
  1. (sound engineering) A small microphone worn like a lavalier (suspended from a cord worn around the neck).
    Sense id: en-lavalier_microphone-en-noun-en:original Categories (other): Sound engineering
  2. (sound engineering, generally) Any small, hands-free microphone which is worn attached to the body or clothes. Synonyms: body mic, lapel mic, lavalier, lav mic Translations (Any small, hands-free microphone which is worn attached to the body or clothes.): mikroport [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), mikrofon krawatowy [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), mygga [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-lavalier_microphone-en-noun-en:general Categories (other): Sound engineering, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of 'Any small, hands-free microphone which is worn attached to the body or clothes.': 15 85

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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