Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A device that converts electric signals, as from a telephone, stereo, or radio receiver, to audible sound and fits over or in the ear. Also called earpiece.
Wiktionary
- n. A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.
WordNet 3.0
- n. electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
Etymologies
- ear + phone. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The time has come for men and women of good will to begin playing an exciting new game called earphone keggling.”
“Earphone technology and alien cyborg designs come together in the Sensaphonics 3MAX triple-driver custom earphone, which is being touted as the only triple-driver earphone with the long-wearing comfort of soft-gel silicone earpieces.”
“Be aware, though, that this kind of earphone makes noise itself: whenever you're walking, or even just touching the cord, you may hear an unwelcome addition to your music - because of the earplug effect.”
“Joel, earphone should be interchangeable with earbud, I think.”
“For this gaijin, could you explain how a “headphone” is different from an “earphone.””
“One company, earphone maker Skullcandy Inc., ended its first day flat; another, SunCoke Energy Inc., rose 6%, and a third, from real-estate website Zillow Inc., popped 79%.”
The Wall Street Journal: Retailer Francesca's Jumps in Debut
“I find it much easier to put the plug/earphone part in and then tug my earlobe to open the ear canal with thumb & forefinger whilst pushing the earphone in with my middle finger.”
Properly Insert Earplugs For Better Protection | Lifehacker Australia
“Moving away from cases, this is an earphone device of a kind that's become important since the iPod generation 3 was introduced, allowing for remote control and a microphone.”
The Huffington Post: Robert J. Elisberg: The Writers Workbench: iPod Touch Accessories
“And also means that the bottom-connected earphone jack is now at the "top," which is more convenient.”
The Huffington Post: Robert J. Elisberg: The Writers Workbench: iPod Touch Accessories
“While Pillowhead remembers sitting around during lunch break, "sharing an earphone each with friends or, if you were lucky, a girl".”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘earphone’.
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SCIE - EU nomenclature
All the scientific words found in the official EU nomenclature. For the screening I used Vocabgrabber of the Visual Thesaurus.
silicon, silica, shrimp, shelve, shallot, serine, seedling, septic, secretin, seaweed, screening, Scomber and 1171 more...
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[Open] “What’s that on your head?”
Headgear: “anything worn on the head” (that isn’t part of the head). Hats are fine, but for a more detailed, wider selection of fashionable hats in all colors and sizes, please see Reese Tee’s li...
goggles, wig, headdress, cap, hackamore, halter, bridle, beanie, turban, hat, crown, chapeau and 126 more...
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WF - nominal compounds (concrete)
foodstuff, banknote, crankshaft, earphone, fibreboard, fishplate, forklift, glassware, guardrail, handicraft, headband, kitchenware and 181 more...
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
veal, valve, used, yak, wax, wan, teak, vat, vas, strip, use, strap and 4515 more...
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TECH - department store terms
lift, flask, datum, cater, absorbable, access road, account book, acoustic, adding machine, adhesive, advisory service, aeration and 231 more...
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INTERP - VOCABULARY
The vocabulary of conference interpreting. I commend this list to those who want to know more about the profession and to those who wish to organize their knowledge about the profession. To aspirin...
retour language, A-language, B-language, C-language, relay language, take sy on relay, language booth, booth meeting, mic, mike, mission, freelance interpr... and 2086 more...
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Mundane
Everyday items not previously listed, most of them in sight as I type.
clipboard, lunchbag, letter opener, plastic ruler, photocopies, file cabinet, rolling chair, turkey sandwich, fluorescent light, trash can, recycling bin, light switch and 29 more...
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