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Meaning of "earplug" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EARPLUG

earplug  [ˈɪəˌplʌɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EARPLUG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Earplug is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EARPLUG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

earplug

Earplug

An earplug is a device that is meant to be inserted in the ear canal to protect the user's ears from loud noises or the intrusion of water, foreign bodies, dust or excessive wind.

Definition of earplug in the English dictionary

The definition of earplug in the dictionary is a small piece of soft material, such as wax, placed in the ear to keep out noise or water.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EARPLUG


chug-a-lug
ˈtʃʌɡəlʌɡ
chugalug
ˈtʃʌɡəˌlʌɡ
fireplug
ˈfaɪəˌplʌɡ
glug
ɡlʌɡ
lug
lʌɡ
plug
plʌɡ
Rawlplug
ˈrɔːlplʌɡ
roseslug
ˈrəʊzˌslʌɡ
slug
slʌɡ
unplug
ʌnˈplʌɡ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EARPLUG

earning power
earnings
Earnings Related Benefit
Earnings Related Supplement
earnings-related
EAROM
earphone
earphones
earpick
earpiece
earring
earringed
earshot
earst
earth
Earth 2.0
earth closet
earth colour
earth inductor compass
earth mother

WORDS THAT END LIKE EARPLUG

banana plug
glow plug
heater plug
jack plug
phono plug
salt plug
spark plug
sparking plug
three-pin plug
two-pin plug
volcanic plug
wander plug

Synonyms and antonyms of earplug in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «earplug» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EARPLUG

Find out the translation of earplug to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of earplug from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «earplug» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

耳塞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

auricular
570 millions of speakers

English

earplug
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

earplug
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سدادة الأذن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ушной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

earplug
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কান প্লাগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bouchon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Telinga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ohrstöpsel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

耳栓
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

귀마개
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kuping
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

earplug
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

earplug
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कानपुडा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kulak tıkacı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

earplug
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wkładki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вушної
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dopul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

earplug
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oordop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

öronproppen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ørepropp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of earplug

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EARPLUG»

The term «earplug» is normally little used and occupies the 110.755 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EARPLUG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «earplug» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «earplug» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about earplug

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EARPLUG»

Discover the use of earplug in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to earplug and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Audiology: Treatment
The other purpose of the folded horn is to relocate the sound entry point for the earplug from a position -15 mm outside the entrance of the ear canal to the floor of the concha, where there is significant high-frequency amplification. There have  ...
Michael Valente, Holly Hosford-Dunn, Ross J. Roeser, 2008
2
68W Advanced Field Craft: Combat Medic Skills
Gently pull on the inserted earplug; a slight tension To fit a soldier with a preformed earplug, follow the steps in SKILL DRILL 18-1 : 1. After explaining the procedure to the soldier, inspect the soldier's EAC and determine whether the CAEP can ...
United States Army,, 2012
3
Industrial Hygiene Performance Metrics
Type of Metric Leading/Process Description • The numbers and percentages for each earplug size fitted with gender distributions, mean age, and different size in each ear. (Number of each size of an earplug fitted × 100/total number of all ...
‎2001
4
The Noise Manual
MIRE procedures with either miniature microphones or probe-based systems have also been used for earplug measurements but it is difficult to avoid spurious results since the microphone or probe will substantially interact with the earplug to ...
Elliott H. Berger, 2003
5
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with Schizophrenia: A Practice ...
tion is that the distortion in sound produced by wearing an earplug causes the brain to pay particular attention to the sounds coming from external sources and hence diverts attention away from internally produced 'sounds' (i.e. the voices).
Hazel E. Nelson, 1997
6
AUDIOLOGY, 3-Volume Set: Diagnosis, Treatment and Practice ...
many wearers, a potential disadvantage of a long-bore earplug (or hearing aid) is discomfort. • An earplug HPD that extends pastthe second bend (like a hearing aid) ofthe ear canal will generate minimal occlusion effect. Pearl Another way to ...
Ross Roeser, Michael Valente, 2007
7
AUDIOLOGY Treatment
500 1000 Frequency (Hz) 1500 Figure 20-3 The occlusion effect (increase in low- frequency sound pressure level) for the first formant region of the high vowel [/], as in beet, when a shallow earplug is used. Note the lack of occlusion effect for ...
Michael Valente, Holly Hosford-Dunn, 2011
8
Viscoelastic Solids
§10.2 A viscoelastic earplug: use of recovery A foam earplug [10.2.1, 10.2.2] was designed to be easily fitted into the ear by making use of controlled viscoelastic behavior of the polymer from which it is made. The earplug serves to attenuate ...
Roderic S. Lakes, 1998
9
The Boundary Element Method, Applications in Thermo-Fluids ...
earplug boundary impedance eardrum impedance earplug boundary impedance model using the BEM, which considered the muscular nature of the tract wall by introducing a certain acoustic impedance along the boundary of the model.
L. C. Wrobel, 2002
10
Cognitive-behavioural Therapy with Delusions and ...
You should encourage the person to experiment with the earplug in their left and right ear as some people do report marked ear preferences. Wearing earplugs in both ears at the same time is not normally recommended because of the ...
Hazel E. Nelson, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EARPLUG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term earplug is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Latest report on global earplug industry for 2015 scrutinized in new …
The report provides a basic overview of the industry including definitions, classifications, applications and industry chain structure. The Earplug ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»
2
Etymotic's ER•20XS High-Fidelity Earplugs Now Offer Universal Fit
All eartips in the U-Fit version take advantage of advanced technology in the earplug itself to produce a flat response, offering protection and ... «PR Web, Jul 15»
3
This startup just raised $17 million to create earbuds that don't play …
“We asked whether we could make the earplug sexy,” Kraft quips. Doppler came as close as anyone, with mega music festival Coachella even ... «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»
4
Insert Earplugs and... Wheels Up!
You can find earplugs at airport gift shops, as well as at markets and pharmacies all over the world. If you become an earplug convert, look for ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
5
UCSD's Moxie Center for startups to close
Daniel Lee, a UC San Diego Jacobs School graduate who designed and initially developed his idea for a smart earplug at the Moxie Center ... «San Diego Source, Jul 15»
6
The din of farming: Hearing loss common for farmers due to loud …
With your other hand, insert the earplug and wait for a few seconds so it can expand. Marlenga recommends that farmers keep several ear ... «Leader-Telegram, Jun 15»
7
doppler labs is obsessed with ears and the way everyone hears the …
'both from a design and innovation perspective the earplug industry has been at more or less a standstill for decades,' explains director of ... «Designboom, Jun 15»
8
Life on a Great Lakes freighter: Pay makes job worth it
In the engine room, earplug-wearing workers constantly monitor the performance of the massive diesel engines, the shed-sized generators and ... «Detroit Free Press, Jun 15»
9
New-look Nat a winner in deafening debut
When that gets going, and it undoubtedly will, the C's might make considerable cash by opening up an earplug concession stand. “Everyone ... «The Province, Jun 15»
10
McKeon Products, Inc. Launches Mack's® LiveFire™ Electronic …
Mack's® is also the #1 doctor recommended ear plug brand in the U.S., the #1-selling brand of ear plugs, and also is the official earplug of USA ... «Midland Daily News, Jun 15»

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