microgenicadj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌɪkrəˈdʒɛnɪk/, U.S.

/ˌmaɪkrəˈdʒɛnɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: microphone n., -genic comb. form.

Etymology: < micro- (in microphone n.) + -genic comb. form (see -genic comb. form 2).

Now rare.

Of a voice: that sounds well when recorded or transmitted by microphone; well suited to broadcasting.

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adjective] > pleasant > through microphone

microgenic1931

1931 S. Goldwyn in Sat. Rev. 14 Feb. 220/1 An actor may be ‘photogenic’..but that is not enough. He must also be ‘microgenic’, that is to say, he must have a voice that is suitable to the microphone.

1944 Evening Standard 5 Dec. 6/4 It seems strange that words like flak..should escape censure by the austere..while such bitter eloquence is directed against..microgenic (good for broadcasting).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	microgenic
释义	microgenicadj. Brit. /ˌmʌɪkrəˈdʒɛnɪk/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkrəˈdʒɛnɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: microphone n., -genic comb. form. Etymology: < micro- (in microphone n.) + -genic comb. form (see -genic comb. form 2). Now rare. Of a voice: that sounds well when recorded or transmitted by microphone; well suited to broadcasting. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adjective] > pleasant > through microphone microgenic1931 1931 S. Goldwyn in Sat. Rev. 14 Feb. 220/1 An actor may be ‘photogenic’..but that is not enough. He must also be ‘microgenic’, that is to say, he must have a voice that is suitable to the microphone. 1944 Evening Standard 5 Dec. 6/4 It seems strange that words like flak..should escape censure by the austere..while such bitter eloquence is directed against..microgenic (good for broadcasting). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1931
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