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The Collaborative International Dictionary
microphonous

microphonous \mi*croph"o*nous\ (m[-i]*kr[o^]f"[-o]*n[u^]s or m[i^]*kr[o^]f"[-o]*n[u^]s), a. Serving to augment the intensity of weak sounds; microcoustic.

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microphonous

a. (context archaic English) Serving to augment the intensity of weak sounds; microcoustic.