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MICROPHONE LAVALLIERE [2 records]

Record 1 2015-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
DEF

A relatively small microphone that can be worn around a person's neck.

CONT

A lavalier mike is a specialized kind of omni mike small enough to hang around peoples neck or attached to their clothing. They are much useful where large mikes would seem obstrusive.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Microphone suspendu au cou du parleur.

CONT

Le microphone lavallière se porte suspendu autour du cou au moyen d'une cordelette en nylon ou épinglé sur le revers du veston, ou sur l'épaulette de la robe. Un tel microphone se trouve à environ 20 à 30 cm de la bouche de l'acteur [...] C'est un microphone omnidirectionnel, de petites dimensions, muni d'un double boîtier afin de le rendre insensible aux bruits mécaniques dus aux frottements contre les vêtements.

OBS

micro : Appellation abrégée courante pour «microphone».

OBS

micro-sautoir; micro-cravate : termes entérinés par le Comité de linguistique de Radio-Canada et le Secrétariat d'État du Canada.

Spanish

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Record 2 2009-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
DEF

A small, personal microphone clipped to clothing or suspended from a cord around the neck.

DEF

A microphone with acoustical and vibration-isolation properties suiting it to use for speech pickup from a position on the speaker's chest. Lavalier mikes are fitted with a band or strap for hanging around the neck, and are frequently used when it is important that the mike not be conspicuously visible (as on a TV audience).

Key term(s)
  • lav mic
  • lav mike

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
CONT

microphone personnel. Microphone conçu spécialement pour être porté par le locuteur. [...] Selon le mode de fixation, il en existe plusieurs variantes : microphone-cravate, microphone-boutonnière, microphone-lavallière, etc. [Contexte reproduit avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR].

Key term(s)
  • microphone lavallière
  • micro lavallière
  • micro-lavallière

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electroacústica
  • Técnicas y equipo audiovisuales
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