headphone
/ˈhɛdfəʊn//ˈhɛdfoʊn/
headphone noun: used with headphones. Also the singular of headphones.
Noun
headphone (plural headphones)
- Used with headphones.
- headphone plug
- headphone socket
Also used as
headphone is also the singular of headphones.
headphone meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
headphone in Hindi
- listening device
- हेडफ़ोन heḍfon, हेड फ़ोन्स heḍ fons
headphone in Tamil
- listening device
- ஹெட்ஃபோன் heṭfōṉ, காதொலிப்பான் kātolippāṉ
headphone in Urdu
- listening device
- ہیڈ فون heḍ fon, ہیڈ فونْز heḍ fonz
headphone in Bengali
- listening device
- হেডফোন heḍophōn
More languagesFewer languages
- headphone in Arabic
- سَمَّاعَة sammāʕa, سَمَاعَات رَأْس samāʕāt raʔs, سَمَاعَات الرَّأْس samāʕāt ar-raʔs, أُرْصُوصَة ʔurṣūṣa
- headphone in Malay
- fon kepala
- headphone in Indonesian
- penyuara kuping, penyuara jemala
- headphone in Thai
- หูฟัง hǔu-fang
- headphone in Vietnamese
- ống nghe, tai nghe
- headphone in Myanmar
- နားကြပ် na:krap
Examples of headphone in a sentence
- I only had five bucks, so I bought the el cheapo headphones.
- He couldn't afford the expensive headphones, so he decided to settle for the lower-quality set.
- Jim put his headphones over his ears and closed his eyes.
Forms of headphone
| plural | headphones |
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Origin of headphone
From head + phone.
Words formed from headphone
Phrases with headphone
Questions about headphone
- What does headphone mean?
- Headphone means used with headphones.
- What is headphone in Hindi?
- Headphone in Hindi is हेडफ़ोन (heḍfon), हेड फ़ोन्स (heḍ fons). See Headphone meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is headphone?
- Headphone is a noun.
- How do you pronounce headphone?
- Headphone is pronounced /ˈhɛdfəʊn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of headphone?
- The plural of headphone is headphones.
Words near headphone in the dictionary
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