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open-ear

open-ear adjective: synonym of open-back (“partially covering the ear”).

Adjective

open-ear (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of open-back (“partially covering the ear”).
    • The open-ear nature of the 580s is IMO their only disadvantage.2008 June 1, Arny Krueger, “headphone surround processors?”, in rec.audio.opinion (Usenet)
    • I have a Dean Bass-in-a-Box. Even with cheap headphones, IMHO it sounds great. Fine for using open-ear headphones and playing along with "music in the room".2008 August 4, dusto...@mac.com, “Bass headphone amp recommendations?”, in alt.guitar.bass (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    open-back

Synonyms of open-ear

Questions about open-ear

What does open-ear mean?
Open-ear means synonym of open-back (“partially covering the ear”).
What part of speech is open-ear?
Open-ear is an adjective.

Words near open-ear in the dictionary

  1. open-closed principle
  2. open-collar
  3. open-concept
  4. open-door
  5. open-door policy
  6. open-ear
  7. open-eared
  8. open-earedness
  9. open-end fund
  10. open-end funds
  11. open-end spinning

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