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Meaning of "headphones" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEADPHONES

headphones  [ˈhɛdˌfəʊnz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEADPHONES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Headphones 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 HEADPHONES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

headphones

Headphones

Headphones are a pair of small loudspeakers that are designed to be held in place close to a user's ears. They are also known as earspeakers, earphones or, colloquially, cans. The alternate in-ear versions are known as earbuds or earphones. In the context of telecommunication, a headset is a combination of headphone and microphone. Headphones either have wires for connection to a signal source such as an audio amplifier, radio, CD player, portable media player, mobile phone, electronic musical instrument, or have a wireless device, which is used to pick up signal without using a cable. The different types of headphones have different sound reproduction characteristics. Closed-back headphones, for example, are good at reproducing bass frequencies. Headphones that use cables typically have either a 1/4 inch jack or an 1/8 inch jack for plugging the headphones into the sound source.

Definition of headphones in the English dictionary

The definition of headphones in the dictionary is an electrical device consisting of two earphones held in position by a flexible metallic strap passing over the head Informal name: cans.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEADPHONES


bones
bəʊnz
Burne-Jones
bɜːndʒəʊnz
colons
kəˈləʊnz
crossbones
ˈkrɒsˌbəʊnz
earphones
ˈɪəfəʊnz
Hall-Jones
ˈhɔːlˈdʒəʊnz
Jones
dʒəʊnz
knucklebones
ˈnʌkəlˌbəʊnz
lazybones
ˈleɪzɪˌbəʊnz
marrowbones
ˈmærəʊˌbəʊnz
nones
nəʊnz
overtones
ˈəʊvəˌtəʊnz
plainstones
ˈpleɪnˌstəʊnz
rackabones
ˈrækəˌbəʊnz
sawbones
ˈsɔːˌbəʊnz
Stones
stəʊnz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEADPHONES

headman
headmaster
headmasterly
headmastership
headmen
headmistress
headmistressship
headmistressy
headmost
headnote
headpiece
headpin
headquarter
headquartered
headquarters
headquarters staff
headrace
headrail
headreach
headrest

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEADPHONES

a bag of bones
ambones
antichthones
bare-bones
cojones
colones
comedones
crumple zones
Davy Jones
feel in one´s bones
five stones
Gaberones
let bygones be bygones
mucrones
Paul Jones
Rolling Stones
skull and crossbones
triones
Wyn Jones
Zeta-Jones

Synonyms and antonyms of headphones in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «headphones» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEADPHONES

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

Translator English - Chinese

耳机
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

auriculares
570 millions of speakers

English

headphones
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हेडफ़ोन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سَمَّاعَاتٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наушники
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fone de ouvido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হেডফোন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

écouteurs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fon kepala
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kopfhörer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヘッドホン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

헤드폰
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Headphone
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tai nghe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹெட்ஃபோன்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेडफोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kulaklık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cuffie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

słuchawki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

навушники
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

căști
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακουστικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koptelefoon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hörlurar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hodetelefoner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of headphones

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEADPHONES»

The term «headphones» is very widely used and occupies the 6.745 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEADPHONES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «headphones» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «headphones» 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 headphones

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10 QUOTES WITH «HEADPHONES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word headphones.
1
James Blake
If all the elements are in place, you should get 80 percent of what a song has to offer no matter how you hear it, whether on headphones or on the radio.
2
Melanie Brown
Whether I was dancing around the house with headphones on or on stage with the Spice Girls... I learned firsthand that dancing was the key to shedding off the pounds and keeping them off.
3
Vanessa Brown
I mean if I'm in the middle of a field with my keyboard and some headphones and I feel inspired to write something, I'll just write something really beautiful and mellow.
4
J. Cole
I'm the same kid who used to hop the trains with headphones and just go to downtown Manhattan, walk around and listen to music or walk through the city. The fame restricts that. It's a small complaint in comparison to the benefits I get from it, but the restrictive part is what I don't like - and the fact that it's not reversible.
5
Peter Eisenman
The guy who sits in front of the TV set with headphones on has lost the capacity to react to the tactile environment.
6
Daniel Ek
I actually bought a travel guitar, and that guitar is really cool. You can actually fold the guitar, and you can plug headphones into it, but it's acoustic, or semi-acoustic.
7
Chris Evans
I'm a big fan of working out on my own. I put my headphones on and I'm pretty good at self-motivating. At the end of the day, I enjoy it. Once I'm there and once I get going, I tend to love it, and I feel good.
8
Richard Eyre
The desire to share is not a vague, windy sentiment, not when you see the massive rise in live concerts in response to the phenomenon of downloading music... People want to get rid of the headphones and be part of a shared experience.
9
Jimmy Fallon
Thank you... fat dude with giant headphones on the subway, for looking like what would've happened if Jabba the Hutt mated with Princess Leia.
10
Albert Finney
She goes on the set with headphones and gives you notes. She's terrific and I always run to her now, because she is just great to work with, as well as very good at different accents.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEADPHONES»

Discover the use of headphones in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to headphones and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Multi-Track Recording for Musicians
7 The Rane HC6 headphone amp can provide six mono signals or one stereo signal to six headphones. Figure 70.73 The Goldline ASA-30B hand-held spectrum analyzer has 30. of using 4 II speakers with some cheaper home stereo amps ...
Hurtig, Brent
2
Producing in the Home Studio with Pro Tools
Will you be using them to mix? Consider buying headphones with a flat frequency response so you're sure of their accuracy. Will clients be using these headphones for extended periods of time during sessions? Consider comfort as an ...
‎2003
3
PC Recording Studios For Dummies
If your budget is really stretched tight and you can't yet afford a decent set of monitor speakers, I recommend that you get a good set of headphones and use them exclusively until you have the bucks for some decent monitors. Another option is ...
Jeff Strong, 2011
4
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Offer is limited to two QuietComfort headphones and is valid 1 1/1/07-1/31/08. Total maximum savings is $100, limited to $50 per additional purchased product. Purchases must be at the same time on the same receipt. 'Savings can be applied ...
5
DJing For Dummies
Please don't get into the habit of hooking your headphones over the headphone jack when you're not using them. A club I worked in had the mixer at an angle and also had very little room in the DJ booth, allowing hardly any room to put ...
John Steventon, 2010
6
Consumer Electronics
One important distinction among headphones can be made on the basis of whether they exclude external noise andprevent leakage of music to the outside world. The former is important for satisfactory listening in a noisy environment; the  ...
Bali, 2007
7
iPad 2: The Missing Manual: The Missing Manual
Back in the old days, the only headphones you could get came with a cord attached, and those still workjust fine. But if you want to free yourself from wires while you lay back, relax, and listen to a Bach cello suite, get a pair of Bluetooth stereo ...
J.D. Biersdorfer, 2011
8
HWM
In-ear headphones to the rescue. They bring the sound closer to the ear and usually include some sort of physical shielding from the outside world of noise in the form of rubber or foam eartips. Some even include active noise-canceling ...
9
Digital Music
sound waves. Most headphones are only meant to be used to listen to sound, but some also have a microphone attached. These units are called headsets. They can be used both to convert electrical signals into sound waves and sound ...
10
Runner's World
Ear Candy RUNNER-FRIENDLY HEADPHONES THAT SWEETEN WHAT YOU HEAR BY BRIAN D.SAB!N The earbuds that typically come with portable music players aren't always a good fit for runners, since they sound tinny and fall out ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEADPHONES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term headphones is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Concept Headphones That Won't Get You Killed While Biking | WIRED
Caption: These Safe + Sound modular headphones, designed by a recent Royal College of Arts grad, don't play music into the ear. They aim to ... «Wired, Jul 15»
2
Quincy Jones headphones sound great, but are they worth $1,500?
NEW YORK — Few of you will ever buy the Quincy Jones-inspired AKG N90Q headphones from Harman that I've been testing for a few weeks. «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
3
Deals: Crank up the tunes with these discounted Bluetooth …
Running with headphones can be super annoying. They fall out out of your ears; the cord is swinging around. It's a mess. The Metro2 Bluetooth ... «Phandroid.com, Jul 15»
4
Deal: Jarv Joggerz Pro Bluetooth Headphones Only $15.99 …
Bluetooth headphones continue to see an increase in their adoption rates. This is not too surprising when you consider that most electronics ... «Android Headlines - Android News, Jul 15»
5
Impulse Buy: LSTN Headphones
Feeling too seasoned to be rocking candy apple-colored Beats by Dre? Check out the sophisticated line of headphones (and earbuds) from ... «LA Magazine, Jul 15»
6
Beats by Dre Headphones Amazon Prime Day Deals and Sales
Looking for Beats by Dre headphones Amazon Prime Day Deals and Sale? Not sure, but these headphones might be on sale today as Amazon ... «Zeibiz, Jul 15»
7
AMAZON PRIME DAY BEST DEALS: Bose headphones, PlayStation …
AMAZON PRIME DAY BEST DEALS: Bose headphones, PlayStation 4 bundles, Philips widescreen TVs, ghd straighteners & Nikon cameras up ... «Scunthorpe Telegraph, Jul 15»
8
Beats Headphones Teardown | BGR - BGR.com
Nearly a month ago, Bolt prototype engineer Avery Louie popped open a pair of Beats headphones only to discover that the so-called luxury ... «BGR, Jul 15»
9
JVC XX Elation Bluetooth On-Ear Headphones | Video Review …
JVC recently released a new pair of Bluetooth headphones, and we're pleasantly surprised at how they've turned out. While JVC's headphones ... «Digital Trends, Jul 15»
10
Review: Audio-Technica ATH-MSR7 headphones
These days it is probably best known for its headphones, such as the ATH-M50 professional studio monitor headphones and the slightly more ... «Gizmag, Jul 15»

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