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.
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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
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
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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 19 Apr. 2024.
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