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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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