Pickup
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:16 ptsWWF:20 pts6 letters
Definition of Pickup
Noun
- An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player. In a record player, an electromagnetic component that converts the needle vibrations into an electrical signal.
"This microphone has very weak pickup."
- In a record player, an electromagnetic component that converts the needle vibrations into an electrical signal.
- Electromagnetic coil receiver of metal string oscillations.
- The reception of sound, etc. by such a device.
"This microphone has very weak pickup."
- Ellipsis of pickup truck.
Verb
- Misspelling of pick up.