ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈfäniks noun plural but singular in construction
Etymology: microphone (I) + -ics
1. : a science treating of the microphone or of the means of increasing the intensity of low or weak sounds
2. : noises in a loudspeaker resulting from unwanted variations of current in the circuit or mechanical movement of tubes or other parts
3. often microphonic
[ micr- + phon- + -ics or -ic ]
: an electrical potential arising in the cochlea when the mechanical energy of a sound stimulus is transformed to electrical energy as the action potential of the transmitting nerve