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MICROFONO CRISTAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-02-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Audio Technology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crystal microphone
1, record 1, English, crystal%20microphone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A microphone that depends for its operation on the generation of an electric charge by the deformation of a crystal. 2, record 1, English, - crystal%20microphone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Often used as a synonym of "piezoelectric microphone", the "crystal microphone" is a special type of piezoelectric microphone. 3, record 1, English, - crystal%20microphone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Électroacoustique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- microphone à cristal
1, record 1, French, microphone%20%C3%A0%20cristal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Microphone de type piézoélectrique de petite taille, sensible et fragile, produisant des tensions lorsque ses deux faces sont tournées ou inclinées. L'onde frappe et fait vibrer un diaphragme relié à une petite plaque de cristal produisant une tension qui est le signal acoustique. Il équipe divers magnétophones utilisant comme élément un cristal naturel (généralement de sels de Rochelle). Ce microphone est fragile: il faut le manipuler avec douceur et ne pas l'exposer à la chaleur; mais il est le meilleur des microphones peu coûteux. 1, record 1, French, - microphone%20%C3%A0%20cristal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Electroacústica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- micrófono de cristal
1, record 1, Spanish, micr%C3%B3fono%20de%20cristal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Las vibraciones sonoras, al deformar un cristal, engendran en el mismo una corriente eléctrica de intensidad proporcional a la deformación. Consiguientemente, la corriente recogida a la salida del cristal reproducirá las oscilaciones sonoras captadas por la membrana. 1, record 1, Spanish, - micr%C3%B3fono%20de%20cristal
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