English noun: headphone | |||
1. | headphone (artifact) electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear | ||
Samples | It was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked. | ||
Synonyms | earphone, earpiece, phone | ||
Broader (hypernym) | electro-acoustic transducer | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | earplug, receiver, telephone receiver | ||