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MICROPHONY [1 record]

Record 1 2022-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronics
  • Radio Interference
  • Audio Technology
  • Telecommunications
DEF

An undesired modulation of one or more electrode currents, caused by movement or deformation of one or more tube elements.

OBS

microphonic effect; microphony: designations officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee (CUTEL).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électronique
  • Perturbations radio
  • Électroacoustique
  • Télécommunications
DEF

Modulation indésirable d'un ou plusieurs courants d'électrodes, causée par des déplacements ou des déformations d'éléments du tube.

OBS

effet microphonique; microphonie : désignations uniformisées par le Comité d'uniformisation des termes de l'électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electrónica
  • Perturbaciones radioeléctricas
  • Electroacústica
  • Telecomunicaciones
DEF

En los circuitos electrónicos, perturbación debida a vibraciones mecánicas de algún órgano (válvulas, condensadores, etc.) que obra entonces a modo de micrófono.

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