Definitions for Earphones
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1. earphonesnoun

   Headphones; a pair of small loudspeakers intended to be worn with one speaker inside each outer ear or covering all or part of the ear.

2. Etymology: ear + phone

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1. earphones

   Headphones are a pair of small loudspeaker drivers worn on or around the head over a user's ears. They are electroacoustic transducers, which convert an electrical signal to a corresponding sound. Headphones let a single user listen to an audio source privately, in contrast to a loudspeaker, which emits sound into the open air for anyone nearby to hear. Headphones are also known as earphones or, colloquially, cans. Circumaural ('around the ear') and supra-aural ('over the ear') headphones use a band over the top of the head to hold the speakers in place. Another type, known as earbuds or earpieces consist of individual units that plug into the user's ear canal. A third type are bone conduction headphones, which typically wrap around the back of the head and rest in front of the ear canal, leaving the ear canal open. In the context of telecommunication, a headset is a combination of headphone and microphone. Headphones connect to a signal source such as an audio amplifier, radio, CD player, portable media player, mobile phone, video game console, or electronic musical instrument, either directly using a cord, or using wireless technology such as Bluetooth, DECT or FM radio. The first headphones were developed in the late 19th century for use by telephone operators, to keep their hands free. Initially the audio quality was mediocre and a step forward was the invention of high fidelity headphones.Headphones exhibit a range of different audio reproduction quality capabilities. Headsets designed for telephone use typically cannot reproduce sound with the high fidelity of expensive units designed for music listening by audiophiles. Headphones that use cables typically have either a 1/4 inch (6.35mm) or 1/8 inch (3.5mm) phone jack for plugging the headphones into the audio source. Some stereo earbuds are wireless, using Bluetooth connectivity to transmit the audio signal by radio waves from source devices like cellphones and digital players. As a result of the Walkman effect, beginning in the 1980s, headphones started to be used in public places such as sidewalks, grocery stores, and public transit. Headphones are also used by people in various professional contexts, such as audio engineers mixing sound for live concerts or sound recordings and DJs, who use headphones to cue up the next song without the audience hearing, aircraft pilots and call center employees. The latter two types of employees use headphones with an integrated microphone.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Earphones in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Earphones in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Earphones in a Sentence

1. John Mayer:

   I wish there was somebody to throw me the 40th, i want the baby with the protective earphones [by the stage].

2. Ko Ji-eun:

   North Koreans are now using Chinese earphones not to expose themselves to authorities, many people inside North Korea are listening to this radio a lot.

3. Kang Hyun-kutold Reutershis:

   Playing bright tracks is to cheer up our members and the overall mood, but my biggest question is whether playing classical music or BTS songs has proven to have any impact on spreading the virus, many people use their own earphones and wearable devices these days, and how do you control their playlists?

4. Keri Peterson:

   Avoid shared items on planes. Unless they are pre-packaged, avoid items used by many people such as pillows, blankets, seat back pockets, earphones and magazines.

5. Jerry Coleman:

   That noise in my earphones knocked my nose off and I had to pick it up and find it.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Earphones
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earphones