see|Mike|mic
English
Alternative forms
mic
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪk|-aɪk
Noun
en-noun
- informal A microphone.
#*1970, Theodore Sturgeon and Edward H. Waldo, "The Pod in the Barrier", in A Touch of Strange, Ayer Publishing, ISBN 0836935225, page 28,
#*:"Then I say to the recording, for the record," I barked, right into the mike, "[�]"
#*1981, John Swaigen, How to Fight for What�s Right: The Guide to Public Interest Law, James Lorimer & Company, ISBN 0888624220, pages 118�119,
#*:Obviously, one must watch what one says in the vicinity of a microphone. More than one person has made a �private� statement in the presence of an open mike.
#*2007, John Sellers, Perfect from Now On: How Indie Rock Saved My Life, Simon and Schuster, ISBN 0743277082, page 85,
#*:When the haggard bartender informed us that there would be an open-mike event later in the evening, I got my first sense that not everyone in Manchester cared about the music the city has produced.
Verb
en-verb|mik|ing
- To place one or more microphones (#Noun|mikes) on.
#*1994 September, Jim Gaines, transcribed in Alan di Perna, "Step Lively: Recalling the recording process of SRV�s IN STEP with album producer Jim Gaines", in Guitar World Magazine, reprinted in Guitar World Presents Stevie Ray Vaughan: Stevie Ray In His Own Words, Hal Leonard (1997), ISBN 0793580803, page 81,
#*:�And sometimes I�d just have to mike the room. You could run into some weird phasing problems with the individual mics because the speakers were all reacting differently.� <!-- [sic] quotes -->
#*1996, J.R. Robinson, quoted in Mark Huntly Parsons, The Drummer�s Studio Survival Guide: How to get the best possible drum tracks on any recording project, Hal Leonard, ISBN 0793572223, page 72,
#*:He knows me, I know him, and I know how he�s going to mike the drums and what selection of mic�s <!-- [sic] --> he's going to use.
#*2006, Glenn Haertlein, Project Vectus, Lulu, ISBN 1-4116-8414-1, page 108,
#*:�Zeb, is everything go on the AV equipment?� I heard Jim ask. ¶ �Yep,� Zeb replied. �I just need to mike him up.� [�] �All set,� he said once he clipped the wireless microphone to my shirtfront.
- To measure using a micrometer.
#*1983, Tom S. Wilson, How to Rebuild Your Big-block Chevy, HPBooks, ISBN 0895861755, page 98,
#*:Measure <!-- bold in original; italicized here for formatting's sake --> Valve-Stem Diameter�To be positive about it you�ll have to mike the valve stem with a 1-in. micrometer as explained on pages 100 and 101.
Translations
trans-top|to place one or more microphones on
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Swedish: mick c
Telugu: మ��� (maiku)
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