headphone
Americannoun
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Audio. a headset designed for use with a stereo system.
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any set of earphones.
Etymology
Origin of headphone
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Example Sentences
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Right now, your iPhone 5 is small, slow and still blessed with a headphone jack.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
Koss Corp. a headphone manufacturer, rose more than 14% and BlackBerry, the one time dominant smartphone maker, climbed more than 4%.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024
Parents whose child uses headphones for more than two hours a day are also less likely to set time or volume limits, compared to parents who report less headphone use for their child.
From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2024
One of the studies evaluated by researchers found average headphone noise levels in four shooting games to be between 88.5 and 91.2dB.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2024
The jack end of my headphone set had fallen out of my pocket.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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