Meanings
plural shotgun microphones
- sound engineeringbroadcastingA highly directional microphone for capturing only the sound directly in front of it, often used at a distance.
Synonyms: shotgun mic
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA highly directional microphone for capturing only the sound directly in front of it, often used at a distance.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna highly directional microphone with a long barrel; can be directed from a distance
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
German Richtmikrofon
- Richtmikrofonhighly directional microphone
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shotgun microphone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shotgun%20microphone
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