mike.
A microphone.
Meaning & usage
A microphone.
Where this word comes from
Alteration of mic, clipping of microphone. Attested since 1927.
To microphone; to place one or more microphones (mikes) on.
To measure using a micrometer.
Where this word comes from
Alteration of mic, clipping of microphone. Attested since 1927.
Alternative letter-case form of Mike from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
A minute.
We'll be there in one zero mikes [i.e. ten minutes].
Where this word comes from
From translingual Mike, representing the letter m, from English Mike.
Clipping of microgram.
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