lavalier

English

A lavalier microphone

A set of a lavalier and headset microphone

Etymology

From French lavallière, named after the Duchesse de la Vallière, a mistress of King Louis XIV of France.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌlæv.əˈlɪɹ/, /ˌlɑv-/

Noun

lavalier (plural lavaliers)

1. An item of jewellery consisting of a pendant, sometimes with one stone, suspended from a necklace.
2. A lavalier microphone.

   Synonym: lapel mic

Alternative forms

• lavaliere

Derived terms

• lavalier microphone

Translations

an item of jewellery

• Hungarian: násfa (hu)

a kind of microphone

• Czech: mikroport m
• French: micro-cravate m
• Hungarian: csíptethető mikrofon, násfa-mikrofon
• Polish: mikroport (pl) m
• Spanish: micrófono de solapa m

Anagrams

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