mic

1 of 3

noun

Mic

2 of 3

abbreviation (1)

Micah

MIC

3 of 3

abbreviation (2)

methyl isocyanate

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Noun
Designed to be ready to record or stream audio straight out of the box when used with any XLR microphone, this compact device is aimed at podcasters, content creators and even musicians who want to use a high-end XLR mic. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025 Two forward-facing 2-watt speakers and a dual-array mic are built into the machine. PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025 He's gotten way better at talking on the mic during his match with CM Punk, and their matches have been awesome. Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025 Friction Point: Smith leans into this and snaps with the mic from the intro, which plays like a chorus of online critics and late-night monologues. Delano Massey, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mic

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1961, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mic was in 1961

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“Mic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mic. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

Medical Definition

MIC

abbreviation
1
methyl isocyanate
2
minimal inhibitory concentration; minimum inhibitory concentration
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