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Unidirectional Microphone (noun)
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /u-nee-dy-rek-tion-al-micro-fone/
Also spelled or known as: Unidirectional, Unidirectional Pattern
Related: Cardioid Microphone
What does Unidirectional Microphone 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 Microphone synonyms: Cardioid Microphone
Example sentence: “What kind of unidirectional microphone do you have?”
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