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Dictionary: ear·phone   (îr'fōn') pronunciation
n.
A device that converts electric signals, as from a telephone, stereo, or radio receiver, to audible sound and fits over or in the ear. Also called earpiece.


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Small, inexpensive headphones that contain a pair of tiny speakers that rest inside the ears. Packaged with many digital music players, earbuds offer poor to reasonably good sound quality, depending on brand and model. See earphones and headphones.

Earbuds
Earbuds come with many MP3 players, but do not provide the best audio quality. Using the same music player, higher-end earphones and headphones offer an entirely different experience.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
  Synonyms: earpiece, headphone, phone


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - hovedtelefon

Nederlands (Dutch)
koptelefoon

Français (French)
n. - (Radio, Télécom, etc) écouteur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kopfhörer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ακουστικό (πιλότου κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
cuffia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - fone (m) de ouvido

Русский (Russian)
наушники, головной телефон

Español (Spanish)
n. - auricular, audífono

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hörlur, hörtelefon

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
耳机, 听筒

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 耳機, 聽筒

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 이어폰

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - イヤホン

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سماعه الاذن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אוזנייה, אוזנית‬


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