lavalier microphone

noun

variants or less commonly lavaliere microphone
: a small microphone that is hung around the neck or clipped to the clothing of the user

Examples of lavalier microphone in a Sentence

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Record that postgame interview after a team wins a big game and get the words right from the mouth of the player who won it with the help of a lavalier microphone. Chris Hachey, BGR, 14 June 2021 Nine months before these Winter Olympics commenced in his native country, Jim Paek stood on a stage halfway around the world, speaking into a lavalier microphone and gesturing with a presentation remote. Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 13 Feb. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lavalier microphone was circa 1962

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“Lavalier microphone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lavalier%20microphone. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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