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earcup

earcup noun: the cup-shaped parts of headphones that contain speakers and fit on the ear.

Noun

earcup (plural earcups)

  1. The cup-shaped parts of headphones that contain speakers and fit on the ear.
    • The pleasantly smushy-edged earcups on this new model do an excellent job of isolating your ears.2007 June 14, David Pogue, “Headphones to Shut Out the World”, in New York Times

Forms of earcup

pluralearcups

Origin of earcup

From ear + cup.

Questions about earcup

What does earcup mean?
Earcup means the cup-shaped parts of headphones that contain speakers and fit on the ear.
What part of speech is earcup?
Earcup is a noun.
What is the plural of earcup?
The plural of earcup is earcups.

Words near earcup in the dictionary

  1. earcockle
  2. earcon
  3. earconic
  4. earcons
  5. earcuff
  6. earcup
  7. earcups
  8. Eardington
  9. Eardisland
  10. Eardisley
  11. Eardley

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