headphone
[hed-fohn]
- Audio. a headset designed for use with a stereo system.
- any set of earphones.
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Origin of headphone
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Examples from the Web for headphone
Contemporary Examples
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 CustomersMarlow Stern
June 28, 2014
No matter what the soft drink commercials and headphone companies say, football is not about the star players.
The majority of the somewhat strange soundtracks are reserved for headphone listening—a silent disco of sorts.
Historical Examples
As he tugged and struggled with them a shout rang in his headphone.
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 TreasureGerald Breckenridge
Then well get the Inca to put on the headphone and give him an earful from the battlement.
The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's TreasureGerald Breckenridge
He indicated Jack, who at his fathers direction, continued to wear the headphone and smiled invitingly.
The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's TreasureGerald Breckenridge
Thereupon Mr. Hampton placed the headphone upon the Incas head.
The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's TreasureGerald Breckenridge
Word Origin and History for headphone
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper