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Earphone

A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.

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📖 Definitions of "Earphone"

noun

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A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.

🔄 Synonyms of "Earphone"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
phonenoun	A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc.
earpiecenoun	A speaker placed inside or held near to the ear.
headphonenoun	(attributive) Used with headphones.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Earphone"

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Word	Definition
earpiecenoun	A speaker placed inside or held near to the ear.
headphonenoun	(attributive) Used with headphones.
phonenoun	A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc.
headsetnoun	A pair of headphones or earphones, or a singular headphone or earphone, typically with an attached microphone.
headphonesnoun	A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.
handsetnoun	A mobile phone.
39	(thirty-nine) the natural number following 38 and preceding 40.
handphonenoun	(Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Brunei, South Korea, Hawaii) A mobile phone.
headphone concertnoun	(entertainment, music) A live music concert or performance where the audience, in the same venue as the performing artist, listens to the live music or sounds by means of headphones.
hearing aidnoun	A device used to help the hard of hearing to hear sounds.
hydrophonenoun	a transducer that converts underwater sound waves into electrical signals, rather like a microphone
headpiecenoun	Something covering the head.
soundheadnoun	Alternative form of sound head. [A component of a film projector or similar device that reads or writes audio signals in electromagnetic form.]
earhornnoun	Synonym of ear trumpet (“type of hearing aid”).
hi-finoun	(uncountable) High fidelity.
hearin'verb	Pronunciation spelling of hearing.
telharmoniumnoun	(historical) An early electric musical instrument for producing music at a distant point or points by means of alternating current. An operator plays a keyboard, and the music is reproduced remotely by a receiving instrument resembling a telephone, but not held to the ear.
honkernoun	One who honks.
autophonenoun	(archaic) idiophone
handsfreenoun	A handsfree phone.