- listening device
- lis|ten|ing de|vice [ `lısnıŋ dı,vaıs ] noun counta piece of electrical equipment that allows someone to listen secretly to people's conversations
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
listening device
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listening device — UK [ˈlɪs(ə)nɪŋ dɪˌvaɪs] US noun [countable] [singular listening device plural listening devices] a piece of electrical equipment that allows someone to listen secretly to people’s conversations Thesaurus: spies and spying … Useful english dictionary
listening device — UK [ˈlɪs(ə)nɪŋ dɪˌvaɪs] / US noun [countable] Word forms listening device : singular listening device plural listening devices a piece of electrical equipment that allows someone to listen secretly to people s conversations … English dictionary
listening device — listening de.vice n a piece of equipment that allows you to listen secretly to other people s conversations = ↑bug … Dictionary of contemporary English
listening device — device used to eavesdrop on private conversations … English contemporary dictionary
listening device — noun (C) a piece of equipment that allows you to listen secretly to other people s conversations; a bug 1 (5) compare hearing aid … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Covert listening device — A covert listening device, more commonly known as a bug or a wire, is usually a combination of a miniature radio transmitter with a microphone. The use of bugs, called bugging, is a common technique in surveillance, espionage and in police… … Wikipedia
Thing (listening device) — The Thing, also known as The Great Seal bug, was one of the first covert listening devices (or bugs ) to use passive electromagnetic induction to transmit an audio signal. Operating principles The Thing was very simple by today s standards, but… … Wikipedia
assistive listening device — a device for helping people with hearing difficulties. An assistive listening device can be a stand alone device or can work in conjunction with a hearing aid or cochlear implant. Assistive listening devices include induction loop systems,… … The new mediacal dictionary
device*/*/ — [dɪˈvaɪs] noun [C] 1) a machine or piece of equipment that does a particular job a listening device[/ex] a device for measuring humidity in the air[/ex] 2) a bomb • leave sb to their own devices to leave someone alone to do whatever they… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
assistive listening device — see environmental hearing aid … Medical dictionary
