Headphone — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɛdfoʊn/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɛdfəʊn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɛdfəʊn/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɛdfoʊn/.

Examples

it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

earpiece phone earphone

Parts of Speech

noun	electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear “it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kopfhörer

Elektroakustische Wandler zur Umwandlung elektrischer Signale in Töne; Es wird über das Ohr gehalten oder in dieses eingeführt

🇫🇷French

casque

transducteur électroacoustique pour convertir des signaux électriques en sons; il est maintenu ou inséré dans l'oreille

🇪🇸Spanish

auricular

transductor electroacústico para convertir señales eléctricas en sonidos; se sostiene o se inserta en el oído

🇮🇹Italian

cuffia

trasduttore elettroacustico per la conversione di segnali elettrici in suoni; viene trattenuto o inserito nell'orecchio

🇳🇱Dutch

hoofdtelefoon

elektro-akoestische transducer voor het omzetten van elektrische signalen in geluiden; het wordt over het oor gehouden of ingebracht

🇵🇹Portuguese

fone de ouvido

transdutor eletroacústico para conversão de sinais elétricos em sons; é segurado ou inserido no ouvido

🇷🇺Russian

наушники

электроакустический преобразователь для преобразования электрических сигналов в звуки; его держат или вставляют в ухо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हेड फोन्स

विद्युत संकेतों को ध्वनियों में परिवर्तित करने के लिए इलेक्ट्रो-ध्वनिक ट्रांसड्यूसर; इसे पकड़कर रखा जाता है या कान में डाला जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

হেডফোন

বৈদ্যুতিক সংকেতকে শব্দে রূপান্তর করার জন্য ইলেক্ট্রো-অ্যাকোস্টিক ট্রান্সডুসার; এটি ধরে রাখা হয় বা কানের মধ্যে ঢোকানো হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

தலையணி

மின் சமிக்ஞைகளை ஒலிகளாக மாற்றுவதற்கான மின்-ஒலி மின்மாற்றி; அது காதுக்குள் வைக்கப்படுகிறது அல்லது செருகப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

హెడ్ఫోన్

విద్యుత్ సంకేతాలను శబ్దాలుగా మార్చడానికి ఎలక్ట్రో-ఎకౌస్టిక్ ట్రాన్స్డ్యూసర్; అది చెవిలో ఉంచబడుతుంది లేదా చొప్పించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

हेडफोन

इलेक्ट्रो-अकौस्टिक ट्रान्सड्यूसर इलेक्ट्रिक सिग्नलला आवाजात रूपांतरित करण्यासाठी; ते कानात धरले जाते किंवा घातले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

હેડફોન

ઇલેક્ટ્રિક સિગ્નલોને અવાજમાં રૂપાંતરિત કરવા માટે ઇલેક્ટ્રો-એકોસ્ટિક ટ્રાન્સડ્યુસર; તેને પકડી રાખવામાં આવે છે અથવા કાનમાં દાખલ કરવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೆಡ್ಫೋನ್

ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಸಂಕೇತಗಳನ್ನು ಶಬ್ದಗಳಾಗಿ ಪರಿವರ್ತಿಸಲು ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರೋ-ಅಕೌಸ್ಟಿಕ್ ಸಂಜ್ಞಾಪರಿವರ್ತಕ; ಅದನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿದಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕಿವಿಗೆ ಸೇರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹെഡ്ഫോൺ

വൈദ്യുത സിഗ്നലുകളെ ശബ്ദങ്ങളാക്കി മാറ്റുന്നതിനുള്ള ഇലക്ട്രോ-അക്കോസ്റ്റിക് ട്രാൻസ്ഡ്യൂസർ; അത് മുറുകെ പിടിക്കുകയോ ചെവിയിൽ തിരുകുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੈੱਡਫੋਨ

ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰਿਕ ਸਿਗਨਲਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਵਾਜ਼ਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਦਲਣ ਲਈ ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰੋ-ਐਕੋਸਟਿਕ ਟ੍ਰਾਂਸਡਿਊਸਰ; ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਕੰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਫੜਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہیڈ فون

برقی سگنلز کو آوازوں میں تبدیل کرنے کے لیے الیکٹرو ایکوسٹک ٹرانسڈیوسر؛ اسے کان میں پکڑا یا ڈالا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

耳机

用于将电信号转换成声音的电声换能器；将其放在耳朵上或插入耳朵中

🇯🇵Japanese

ヘッドホン

電気信号を音に変換する電気音響変換器。耳にかざすか、耳に挿入する

🇰🇷Korean

헤드폰

전기 신호를 소리로 변환하는 전기 음향 변환기; 귀에 걸리거나 삽입됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tai nghe

bộ chuyển đổi âm thanh điện để chuyển đổi tín hiệu điện thành âm thanh; nó được giữ lại hoặc nhét vào tai

🇹🇭Thai

หูฟัง

ตัวแปลงสัญญาณไฟฟ้าอะคูสติกสำหรับแปลงสัญญาณไฟฟ้าเป็นเสียง มันถูกถือไว้หรือสอดเข้าไปในหู

🇲🇾Malay

fon kepala

transduser elektro-akustik untuk menukar isyarat elektrik kepada bunyi; ia dipegang atau dimasukkan ke dalam telinga

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سماعة الرأس

محول الطاقة الكهربائية الصوتية لتحويل الإشارات الكهربائية إلى أصوات؛ يتم تثبيته أو إدخاله في الأذن

🇮🇷Persian

هدفون

مبدل الکتروآکوستیک برای تبدیل سیگنال های الکتریکی به صدا. روی گوش نگه داشته شده یا داخل گوش قرار می گیرد

🇹🇷Turkish

kulaklık

elektrik sinyallerini seslere dönüştürmek için elektro-akustik dönüştürücü; üzerinde tutulur veya kulağa yerleştirilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֹזְנִית

מתמר אלקטרו-אקוסטי להמרת אותות חשמליים לצלילים; הוא מוחזק מעל או מוכנס לאוזן

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What is the primary definition of the word 'headphone'?

The primary meaning of 'headphone' is 'electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'headphone' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'headphone' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'headphone' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'headphone' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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How often do you encounter the word 'headphone' in your daily reading?

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Do you find 'headphone' easy to spell?

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A bit confusing

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In your opinion, does the word 'headphone' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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Which age group is most likely to use 'headphone' in regular conversations?

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Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'headphone' in a professional email?

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Would you classify 'headphone' as formal, casual, or slang?

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