headphone

From head + phone.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛdfəʊn/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛdfoʊn/

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈhedfəʉn/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈhedfɐʉn/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛdfon/
• (Wales, without the toe–tow merger) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛdfoːn/

headphone (plural headphones)

1. (usually in the plural) singular of headphones: a cushioned speaker placed on, over, or inside the ear, normally used in left and right pairs.

   Some joggers wear only one headphone in their ears, to enjoy music while paying attention to their environment.

   • 2017, Mark J. Butler, Electronica, Dance and Club Music:

     From "Little" Louie Vega, David Camacho, and Tyrone Francis I learned about seamless beatmixing, using a so-called lollipop headphone for one ear and a monitor speaker for the other.

2. (attributive) Used with headphones.

   headphone plug

   headphone socket