Definitions for HEADPHONE
ˈhɛdˌfoʊnhead·phone

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1. earphone, earpiece, headphone, phonenoun

   electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear

   "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked"

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1. headphonenoun

   A listening device placed or worn in the ear, usually sold in pairs

   She handed me one headphone so I could listen too.

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1. headphone

   Headphones are a pair of small loudspeaker drivers worn on or around the head over a user's ears. They are electroacoustic transducers, which convert an electrical signal to a corresponding sound. Headphones let a single user listen to an audio source privately, in contrast to a loudspeaker, which emits sound into the open air for anyone nearby to hear. Headphones are also known as earphones or, colloquially, cans. Circumaural ('around the ear') and supra-aural ('over the ear') headphones use a band over the top of the head to hold the speakers in place. Another type, known as earbuds or earpieces consist of individual units that plug into the user's ear canal. A third type are bone conduction headphones, which typically wrap around the back of the head and rest in front of the ear canal, leaving the ear canal open. In the context of telecommunication, a headset is a combination of headphone and microphone. Headphones connect to a signal source such as an audio amplifier, radio, CD player, portable media player, mobile phone, video game console, or electronic musical instrument, either directly using a cord, or using wireless technology such as Bluetooth, DECT or FM radio. The first headphones were developed in the late 19th century for use by telephone operators, to keep their hands free. Initially the audio quality was mediocre and a step forward was the invention of high fidelity headphones.Headphones exhibit a range of different audio reproduction quality capabilities. Headsets designed for telephone use typically cannot reproduce sound with the high fidelity of expensive units designed for music listening by audiophiles. Headphones that use cables typically have either a 1/4 inch (6.35mm) or 1/8 inch (3.5mm) phone jack for plugging the headphones into the audio source. Some stereo earbuds are wireless, using Bluetooth connectivity to transmit the audio signal by radio waves from source devices like cellphones and digital players. As a result of the Walkman effect, beginning in the 1980s, headphones started to be used in public places such as sidewalks, grocery stores, and public transit. Headphones are also used by people in various professional contexts, such as audio engineers mixing sound for live concerts or sound recordings and DJs, who use headphones to cue up the next song without the audience hearing, aircraft pilots and call center employees. The latter two types of employees use headphones with an integrated microphone.

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1. headphone

   Headphones are a pair of small speakers that are designed to be held close to a user's ears for personal, individual listening of audio from devices such as a radio, phone, computer, or music player. They can be either wired or wireless and typically come in an over-ear, on-ear, or in-ear design.

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1. • Electro-acoustic Transducer

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How to pronounce HEADPHONE?

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How to say HEADPHONE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of HEADPHONE in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of HEADPHONE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=HEADPHONE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Headphone
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headphone
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=HEADPHONE