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headphone

head·phone
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hed-fohn]
    • /ˈhɛdˌfoʊn/
    • /ˈhedfəʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hed-fohn]
    • /ˈhɛdˌfoʊn/

Definitions of headphone word

  • noun headphone Audio. a headset designed for use with a stereo system. 1
  • noun headphone any set of earphones. 1
  • noun headphone A listening device placed or worn in the ear, usually sold in pairs. 1
  • noun plural headphone over ears: headset 1
  • noun plural headphone in ears: earbuds 1
  • noun headphone either of the earpieces in a set of headphones 0

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Origin of headphone

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; head + -phone

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Headphone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

headphone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

headphone usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for headphone

noun headphone

  • television — the transmission of programming, in the form of still or moving images, via radio waves, cable wires, satellite, or wireless network to a receiver or other screen.
  • telephone — an apparatus, system, or process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, especially by an electric device.
  • radio — wireless telegraphy or telephony: speeches broadcast by radio.
  • bug — A bug is an insect or similar small creature.
  • handset — Also called French telephone. a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle.

Antonyms for headphone

noun headphone

  • donor — a person who gives or donates.
  • giver — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.

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