Definitions for earphoneˈɪərˌfoʊn
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ear•phoneˈɪərˌfoʊn(n.)
a sound receiver, as of a radio or telephone, that fits in or over the ear.
Category: Hi-Fi and Audio
Usu., earphones. a headset.
Category: Hi-Fi and Audio
Origin of earphone:
1920–25
Princeton's WordNet
earphone, earpiece, headphone, phone(noun)
electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
"it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked"
Wiktionary
earphone(Noun)
A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.
Origin: ear + phone
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