mic

plural mics

1. alternativeAlternative form of mike (“microphone”).

   Picture a mic, the stage is empty A beat like this might tempt me To pose, show my rings and my fat gold chain Grab the mic like I'm on Soul Train

   1987, Eric B. & Rakim, I Know You Got Soul

present singular third person mics · present singular third person mic's · participle present micing · participle present mic'ing · participle past miced · past miced · participle past mic'd · past mic'd · participle past mic'ed · past mic'ed

1. alternativeAlternative form of mike.

   If we add the drum kit, we'll have to mic the orchestra.

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   At 11:00 am, Doug mics up with me on the radio, and I advise him to go back to camp to get a quad, that we have a monster down.

   2002, Darren Brown with Jackie Bushman, Hunting Trophy Whitetails, page 167

   Imagine playing a venue the size of an aircraft hangar without your tiny amps miced up through the PA!

   2003, Sleazegrinder, Gigs from Hell: True Tales of Rock and Roll Gone Wrong, page 104

   This lacks the gut-punch of miced-up bass but hopefully the player can rise to the challenge and give his or her take extra energy to make up for it.

   2006, Sarah Davis with Dave Laing, The guerilla^([sic]) guide to the music business, page 164

   Dynamics are used extensively for vocals, drums, and 'micing up' amplifiers such as guitar amps but they can be used for almost any application.

   2007, Trev Wilkins, Access all areas: a real world guide to gigging and touring, page 101

   but it is extremely useful in applications such as vocals, drums, and the micing-up of guitar amplifiers.

   2009, Francis Rumsey with Tim McCormick, Sound and Recording, page 51

plural mics

1. natural sciencesA microfarad.

plural MICs

1. abbreviationcountableuncountablechemistryAbbreviation of methylisocyanate.
2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of minor in consumption (of alcohol).
3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of military-industrial complex.
4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebiologyInitialism of minimum inhibitory concentration.
5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of mechanic-in-charge.

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Michoacán: a state of Mexico.
2. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of Microsoft Innovation Center.
3. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of Message Integrity Check, a strong encryption technology that is employed to prevent an attacker from capturing data packets, altering them and resending them.
4. abbreviationinitialismMalaysian politicsInitialism of Malaysian Indian Congress, a political party for Malaysian Indians.

1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of made in China.

   The findings indicate that apart from cost, the rising consumption of MIC products is anchored on product and service innovations such as product warranty and free after-sales services.

   2022, Mark Kwaku Mensah Obeng, “Beyond affordability: Explaining the consumption of Chinese products in Ghana”, in Cogent Social Sciences, volume 8, number 1, →DOI

1. A river in Romania.

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of modular integrated construction