Meaning | electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear. |
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Example | "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked" |
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Synonyms | earpiece, headphone, phone |
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Narrower | earplug | An earphone that is inserted into the ear canal |
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telephone receiver, receiver | earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds |
Broader | electro-acoustic transducer | A transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa |
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Spanish | audífono, auriculares, auricular |
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Catalan | auricular |
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