HyperDic: earpiece

English > 1 sense of the word *earpiece*:
NOUN	artifact	earpiece, earphone, headphone, phone	electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds

earpiece > pronunciation
Sounds	ih'rpiys; iy'rpiys
Rhymes	altarpiece ... Vietnamese: 37 rhymes with iys...

English > *earpiece*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear.
Synonyms	earphone, headphone, phone
Narrower	earplug	An earphone that is inserted into the ear canal
Narrower	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
Spanish	audífono, auriculares, auricular
Catalan	auricular