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Unidirectional (noun)
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /u-nee-dy-rek-tion-al/
Also spelled or known as: Unidirectional Microphone, Unidirectional Pattern
Related: Cardioid
What does Unidirectional mean?
A type of microphone with a heart-shaped pickup pattern that picks up sounds in front of it, but not behind it.
A Unidirectional (also known as “Cardioid”) microphone is a type of microphone with a heart-shaped pickup pattern that picks up sounds in front of it, but not behind it.
Unidirectional Synonyms: Cardioid
Example sentence: “I love the Unidirectional microphone you have.”
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