ear·phone (îr f n )n. A device that converts electric signals, as from a telephone, stereo, or radio receiver, to audible sound and fits over or in the ear. Also called earpiece. |
earphone [ˈɪəˌfəʊn]
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(Engineering / Electrical Engineering) a device for converting electric currents into sound waves, held close to or inserted into the ear
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| Noun | 1. |  earphone - 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"earplug - an earphone that is inserted into the ear canal electro-acoustic transducer - a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa telephone receiver, receiver - earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds |
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