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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries指向性マイク
Pronunciation / Transliteration: shikōsei maiku
"インタビューでは指向性マイクを使用して雑音を防ぎます。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A microphone that sensitive to sounds arriving from a specific direction or angle, minimizing pickup from other sides.
"The documentary crew used a directional microphone to capture clear dialogue in the noisy street." - 2
An audio recording device designed with high directivity to isolate a target sound source from background noise.
"Broadcasters rely on directional microphones during live outdoor sports coverage."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English words 'directional' (from Late Latin directionalis, meaning 'directing') and 'microphone' (coined in the 17th century from Greek mikros 'small' + phone 'voice/sound'). The Japanese transliteration 'shikōsei ōdio' or more accurately 'shikōsei maiku' combines 'shikōsei' (指向性, directivity) with 'ōdio' (audio) or 'maiku' (microphone) to describe sound capture with specific directional focus.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Directional microphone" is said worldwide
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microphone directionnel
Transliteration: maɪ.kʁɔ.fɔn di.ʁɛk.sjɔ.nɛl
"Le journaliste utilise un microphone directionnel pour l'interview."
Richtetmikrofon
Transliteration: ˈʁɪçt.mi.kʁoˌfoːn
Script: Richtmikrofon
"Das Richtmikrofon blendet die Umgebungsgeräusche aus."
microfono direzionale
Transliteration: miˈkrɔ.fo.no di.ret.tʃoˈna.le
"Hanno registrato il suono con un microfono direzionale."
micrófono direccional
Transliteration: miˈkɾo.fo.no di.rek.sjoˈnal
"El camarógrafo apuntó el micrófono direccional hacia el actor."
microfone direcional
Transliteration: mi.kɾuˈfõ.ni di.ɾe.si.uˈnaw
"O microfone direcional é ideal para gravações externas."
दिश िक्षा माइक्रोफोन
Transliteration: dishatmak maikrofon
"साक्षात्कार के लिए एक दिश आत्मक माइक्रोफोन का उपयोग किया गया था।"
定向麦克风
Transliteration: dìngxiàng màikèfēng
"记者使用定向麦克风来减少背景噪音。"
지향성 마이크
Transliteration: jihyangseong maikeu
"야외 촬영에는 지향성 마이크가 필수적입니다."
指向性マイク
Transliteration: shikōsei maiku
"インタビューでは指向性マイクを使用して雑音を防ぎます。"
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