headphone

[ hed-fohn ]

/ ˈhɛdˌfoʊn /

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noun Usually headphones.

Audio. a headset designed for use with a stereo system.

any set of earphones.

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Origin of headphone

First recorded in 1910–15; head + -phone

Words nearby headphone

head of the river, head-on, head or tail, head out, head over heels, headphone, headphones, headpiece, headpin, headquarter, headquarters

How to use headphone in a sentence

The Phasers wear dark glasses and dark suits and have the power to render music inaudible, in the manner of noise-canceling headphones.
The tale of a bass player, sonic epiphanies and a quest to save ‘real music’|Ben Ratliff|February 12, 2021|Washington Post
Companies with direct ties to gaming, like headphone makers, are of course no strangers to the space, but many other brands have avoided marketing to gaming communities.
Why new agencies are trying to capitalize on the online gaming boom|jim cooper|February 12, 2021|Digiday
He also suggests investing in higher-quality wired headphones that reduce noise, cover your ears, and can provide better sound than wireless sets.
Online classes are difficult for the hard of hearing. Here’s how to fix that.|Eli Reiter|February 9, 2021|Popular-Science
At Ketcham, teaching both sets of students meant those in class were wearing headphones, facing their laptops and listening as their teacher addressed the classroom learners and at-home learners simultaneously.
D.C. completes a week of in-person classes: Low attendance, frustrated teachers, confident principals and happy students|Perry Stein|February 7, 2021|Washington Post

It’s kind of like putting on a pair of noise-cancelling headphones on an airplane.
Underwater Noise Pollution Is Disrupting Ocean Life—But We Can Fix It|Aryn Baker|February 5, 2021|Time
Meanwhile, it was no secret that Apple had a headphone problem.
Tim Cook’s Apple: Middling Products Designed to Pad the Bottom Line While Gouging Loyal Customers|Marlow Stern|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No matter what the soft drink commercials and headphone companies say, football is not about the star players.
Why the Yanks Don’t Get Futbol|Nico Hines|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The majority of the somewhat strange soundtracks are reserved for headphone listening—a silent disco of sorts.
These Young Artists Want You to Feel Something|Chloë Ashby|November 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I picked up the interior sounds at once; my headphone vibrated with them.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930|Various
He need only wear the 113 headphone, and I seem to remember he said on leaving that he would keep it on most of the time.
The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition|Gerald Breckenridge
As he tugged and struggled with them a shout rang in his headphone.
Astounding Stories, February, 1931|Various
I talked to your cousin by means of Howards headphone set shortly after dark this afternoon.
Dorothy Dixon and the Double Cousin|Dorothy Wayne
Wires were then run to the transformer, tuner attached, the headphone wired on, and the aerial and ground connections made.
The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure|Gerald Breckenridge

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