headphone

Word parts

head + phone

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈhedfəʊn/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈhedfoʊn/

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Noun

Singular headphone

Plural headphones

Headphones

1. (countable) (usually plural) A headphone is a very little machine near a person's ear that makes sound.

   The music on the person's headphones was so loud that he didn't know I was talking to him.