headphone

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pair of circumaural headphones

Etymology

From head + phone.

Pronunciation

Noun

headphone (plural headphones)

  1. A cushioned speaker placed on, over, or inside the ear, normally used in left/right pairs.
    Some joggers wear only one headphone in their ears, to enjoy music while paying attention to their environment.
    • 2017, Mark J. Butler, Electronica, Dance and Club Music:
      From "Little" Louie Vega, David Camacho, and Tyrone Francis I learned about seamless beatmixing, using a so-called lollipop headphone for one ear and a monitor speaker for the other.

Usage notes

Also used as a noun modifier (e.g., headphone plug, headphone socket). The device composed of two is referred to in the plural: headphones.

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