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gooseneck Definition

goose·neck (go̵̅o̅s′nek′)

noun

any of various mechanical devices shaped like a goose's neck, as an iron joint for pipes or a flexible rod for supporting a desk lamp

gooseneck Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • rotate: Around the same time that carbon booms were around the class also had rotating goosenecks, which helped open the leech offwind.

Modifies a noun

  • microphone: Voice reinforcement uses a gooseneck microphone on the lectern and boundary microphone on the credenza, output through ceiling speakers over the audience.
  • arm: Microphone is on gooseneck arm which results in better sound quality than units with integral microphone.