throat microphone

noun

A type of contact microphone that absorbs vibrations directly from the wearer's throat, a laryngophone.

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Meanings

nounthroat microphone (plural throat microphones)

plural throat microphones

  1. A type of contact microphone that absorbs vibrations directly from the wearer's throat, a laryngophone.

Origin

From throat + microphone.

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Translations

Finnish kurkkumikrofoni
  • kurkkumikrofonitype of microphone
French laryngophone
  • laryngophonetype of microphone
Polish laryngofon
  • laryngofontype of microphone
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APA

throat microphone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throat%20microphone

MLA

“throat microphone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throat%20microphone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “throat microphone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throat%20microphone.

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