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headphone

/ˈhɛdfoʊn/noun2 syllables

Headphone means: electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear.

Synonyms for headphone3

noun, as in electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear

earphone, earpiece, phone

What does headphone mean?1

noun

1

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”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Headphone in a sentence

  • You should use headphones, can't you see people are annoyed by your music?araneo
  • The speakers have stopped working, so you'll have to use headphones.sabretou
  • Apple's new iPhone doesn't have a headphone jack.Hybrid
  • Stefan wore a wireless headphone when he goes to the gym.Amastan
  • Put on your headphones and listen to this.SillyDonut7
  • These headphones have one side louder than the other.soliloquist
  • Put your headphones on and listen to this.CK
  • Noise-canceling headphones are designed to suppress background sounds.robert1991

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of headphone

as a noun

plural
headphones