headphone

Meaning

A cushioned speaker placed on, over, or inside the ear, normally used in left/right pairs.

Synonyms

earphone

earpiece

phone

☎️

headpiece

receiver

headset

handset

audiphone

monophone

head receiver

sound scope

head telephone

head phone

headband receiver

earflap

headset receiver

earphones

eartrumpet

headband

listener

hand receiver

sound locator

Translations

auricular

👂

Kopfhörer

🎧

écouteur

fone de cabeça

🎧

ακουστικό

hoofdtelefoon

cuffia

koptelefoon

auricular

👂

ακουστικά

fones de ouvido

casque

auricolare

👂

auricular

👂

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɛdfəʊn/

Etymology

From head + phone.