headphone en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈhɛdfoʊn/ (US)
- /ˈhɛdfəʊn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhedfɐʉn/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈhɛdfoːn/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
- /ˈhɛdfon/ (Scotland)
- /ˈhedfəʉn/ (Australia)
Etymology
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. French télé- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. French -phone French téléphonebor. English telephoneclip. English phone English headphone From head + phone.
Meanings
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(form-of, plural-normally, singular) singular of headphones: a cushioned speaker placed on, over, or inside the ear, normally used in left and right pairs.
form of headphones
From "Little" Louie Vega, David Camacho, and Tyrone Francis I learned about seamless beatmixing, using a so-called lollipop headphone for one ear and a monitor speaker for the other.
2017, Mark J. Butler, Electronica, Dance and Club Music:Some joggers wear only one headphone in their ears, to enjoy music while paying attention to their environment.
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(attributive) Used with headphones.
headphone socket
headphone plug
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| headphones | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
headphoned · headphonelike · headphone concert · headphoneless
Descendants
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Translations (106)
nan 耳機 /耳机 (listening device) · id penyuara jemala (listening device) · tt колакчын (listening device) · gd fòn-cluaise (listening device) · vi ống nghe (listening device) · yue 耳筒 (listening device) · fa-ira دوگوشی (listening device) · fi kuulokkeet (listening device) · tk nauşnik (listening device) · cs sluchátka (listening device) · cy clustffon (listening device) · ja ヘッドホン (listening device) · he אָזְנִית (listening device) · hu fejhallgató (listening device) · lt ausinės (listening device) · es audífono (listening device) · el ακουστικό (listening device) · nb hodetelefoner (listening device) · ms fon kepala (listening device) · sv hörlur (listening device) · uz naushnik (listening device) · ky кулаккап (listening device) · uz naushniklar (listening device) · ro căști (listening device) · ar أُرْصُوصَة (listening device) · pl słuchawki (listening device) · hi हेडफ़ोन (listening device) · eo kapaŭskultilo (listening device) · ja ヘッドフォン (listening device) · tr kulaklık (listening device) · sv hörlurar (listening device) · ga cluasán (listening device) · ky кулакчын (listening device) · vi tai nghe (listening device) · ro cască (listening device) · it cuffie (listening device) · fr casque audio (listening device) · et kõrvaklapid (listening device) · kk тыңдауыр (listening device) · az qulaqlıq (listening device) · es supraauricular (listening device) · ar سَمَاعَات رَأْس (listening device) · nl koptelefoon (listening device) · mi pokitaringa (listening device) · es audífono supraaural (listening device) · es auricular (listening device) · sh слушалице (listening device) · hsb słuchatko (listening device) · nl hoofdtelefoon (listening device) · sq kufje (listening device) · ru нау́шники (listening device) · la auscultābulum (listening device) · fa-ira هِدْفون (listening device) · ka ყურსაცვამი (listening device) · da hovedtelefon (listening device) · de Kopfhörer (listening device) · sl slušalke (listening device) · uk наву́шники (listening device) · cmn 耳機 /耳机 (listening device) · hy ականջակալ (listening device) · ro căști audio (listening device) · mn чихэвч (listening device) · nn hovudtelefonar (listening device) · bn হেডফোন (listening device) · la concha auditoria (listening device) · ta ஹெட்ஃபோன் (listening device) · id penyuara kuping (listening device) · es audífono circumaural (listening device) · cmn 耳筒 (listening device) · sh slušalice (listening device) · km កាសស្ដាប់ត្រចៀក (listening device) · ur ہیڈ فون (listening device) · ko 헤드폰 (listening device) · uli heedfoon (listening device) · hi हेड फ़ोन्स (listening device) · ro căști auriculare (listening device) · ar سَمَّاعَة (listening device) · ug نائۇشنىك (listening device) · bg слу́шалки (listening device) · km កាស (listening device) · it auricolari (listening device) · is heyrnartól (listening device) · ar سَمَاعَات الرَّأْس (listening device) · es circumauricular (listening device) · th หูฟัง (listening device) · sat ᱦᱮᱰᱯᱷᱳᱱ (listening device) · sk slúchadlá (listening device) · ur ہیڈ فونْز (listening device) · fr casque (listening device) · pt fone de cabeça (listening device) · ca auricular (listening device) · my နားကြပ် (listening device) · lv austiņas (listening device) · he אוזניות (listening device) · ar أَرَاصِيص (listening device) · bo ཉན་བྱེད་འཕྲུལ་ཆས (listening device) · yue 耳機 /耳机 (listening device) · mk слушалки (listening device) · es cascos (listening device) · be наву́шнікі (listening device) · lo ຫູຟັງ (listening device) · fr écouteur (listening device) · ta காதொலிப்பான் (listening device) · tg гӯшмонак (listening device) · kk құлаққап (listening device) · el ακουστικά (listening device)