A microphone in which a thin metal ribbon mounted between the poles of a permanent magnet converts sound into electrical signals by electromagnetic induction.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in Scientific Abstracts.
Definition of ribbon microphone in US English:
ribbon microphone
noun
A microphone in which a thin metal ribbon mounted between the poles of a permanent magnet converts sound into electrical signals by electromagnetic induction.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in Scientific Abstracts.