Complex sentence: The carbon microphone, also known as carbon button microphone, button microphone, or carbon transmitter, is a sound-to-electrical signal transducer consisting of two metal plates separated by granules of carbon.
Split into simpler sentences: The carbon microphone, also known as carbon button microphone, button microphone, or carbon transmitter, is a transducer that converts sound to an electrical signal. It consists of two metal plates separated by granules of carbon.