headphone

American  

[hed-fohn] / ˈhɛdˌfoʊn /

noun

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

2. any set of earphones.

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Etymology

Origin of headphone

First recorded in 1910–15; head + -phone

Example Sentences

The reluctant public speaker who preferred to keep his headphones on while coding in the office was now the crypto industry’s willing spokesman in Washington, where the views about crypto were about to change dramatically.

From The Wall Street Journal

McNamara uses headphones so people assume he is on a call.

From Los Angeles Times

The door opens and Boo bolts out with headphones on.

From Literature

"It was a timing reference point. There's a tendency when bands are wearing headphones to not be quite as akin with everyone else in the room," he said.

From BBC

In healthy participants, brain activity dropped when the imagined syllable matched the sound played through the headphones.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• earphones
• headset