eyephonen.

Brit.

/ˈʌɪfəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈaɪˌfoʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: eye n.¹, phone n.²

Etymology: < eye n.¹ + phone n.², after earphone n.

In singular or plural. A headset which provides the wearer with synchronized visual signals and images in addition to sound; spec. one used in virtual reality, providing audio and visual feedback about a virtual environment.

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eyephone1979

1979 R. E. Zammit & J. A. Swegle in Appl. Optics 18 585/2 The system described could have one set of electronics per home with as many viewer helmets, or stereo eyephones, to coin a phrase, as needed.

1981 Washington Post 19 July g3/2 Eyephones, which effectively shut out outside light sources, consist of interchangeable color chip slides and tiny flashing lights that are activated by plugging into a stereo sound source.

1990 Artnews Apr. 126/2 The user, after putting on..a Dataglove and Eyephone, can then ‘walk’ through the house, say, and pick things up on the screen and move them around.

1999 W. Gibson All Tomorrow's Parties 132 He rapped on the gray cowl of the eyephones, then gently removed them. The boy's eyes blinked furiously, swimming in the vanished light of the miniature video screens.

2008 Displays 29 60/1 A ten minute immersion in a virtual environment wearing a stereoscopic Head Mounted Display (Eyephone LX) resulted in 60% of participants reporting symptoms of eyestrain.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eyephone
释义	eyephonen. Brit. /ˈʌɪfəʊn/, U.S. /ˈaɪˌfoʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: eye n.¹, phone n.² Etymology: < eye n.¹ + phone n.², after earphone n. In singular or plural. A headset which provides the wearer with synchronized visual signals and images in addition to sound; spec. one used in virtual reality, providing audio and visual feedback about a virtual environment. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > instruments for observing > [noun] > eyephones eyephone1979 1979 R. E. Zammit & J. A. Swegle in Appl. Optics 18 585/2 The system described could have one set of electronics per home with as many viewer helmets, or stereo eyephones, to coin a phrase, as needed. 1981 Washington Post 19 July g3/2 Eyephones, which effectively shut out outside light sources, consist of interchangeable color chip slides and tiny flashing lights that are activated by plugging into a stereo sound source. 1990 Artnews Apr. 126/2 The user, after putting on..a Dataglove and Eyephone, can then ‘walk’ through the house, say, and pick things up on the screen and move them around. 1999 W. Gibson All Tomorrow's Parties 132 He rapped on the gray cowl of the eyephones, then gently removed them. The boy's eyes blinked furiously, swimming in the vanished light of the miniature video screens. 2008 Displays 29 60/1 A ten minute immersion in a virtual environment wearing a stereoscopic Head Mounted Display (Eyephone LX) resulted in 60% of participants reporting symptoms of eyestrain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1979
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