headphonen.

Brit.

/ˈhɛdfəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈhɛdˌfoʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, -phone comb. form.

Etymology: < head n.¹ + -phone comb. form.

Originally Telecommunications.

An earphone or earpiece worn or held in place over the ear. In later use: esp. each of a pair, often connected by a headband and worn round the head; usually in plural.Originally with reference to an earpiece used by the operator of a receiver used in telephone or radio communication; now usually referring to earphones used to listen to music or other media on a stereo system, portable music player, computer, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > audibility > sound magnification or reproduction > [noun] > earphone(s)

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earphone1881

headphone1882

phone1884

ear bud1983

society > communication > telecommunication > [noun] > reception of signals > instrument for > earphones

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earphone1881

headphone1882

phone1884

headset1900

ear tabc1909

can1927

1882 News & Observer (Raleigh, N. Carolina) 29 Mar. The central office operator..will wear a head phone pressed constantly to his ear.

1893 Daily Picayune (New Orleans) 29 Jan. 17/5 The operator wears a sort of Grecian helmet affair called a head phone over her head with the receiving trumpet directly over her ear.

1908 W. H. G. Bullard Naval Electrician's Text Bk. (new ed.) xxxvii. 927 Keep the head phones on the head.

1913 Collier's Mag. 18 Oct. 24 A pair of head phones.

1926 Proc. Musical Assoc. 1926–7 19 It is amazing to find how many people spend the whole evening in listening to broadcasting... Many seem to have the headphones permanently attached to themselves.

1960 Flying Oct. 75 Can you still get audio through the headphone?

1990 S. Turow Burden of Proof iii. xlv. 459 She..was dressed in full urban regalia—a blue suit, aerobic shoes for the walk from the office, and yellow headphones.

2006 B. Harris Prisoner of Trebekistan xii. 147 He sat, eyes closed, listening to music in a pair of headphones.

2009 J. Hopper Girls' Guide to Rocking 221/2 You can hear how things are panned by taking one headphone off your ear.

Compounds

C1. General attributive (with the first element in singular form), as headphone jack, headphone socket, etc.

ΚΠ

1888 10th Meeting National Telephone Exchange Assoc. 37 The same effect was produced upon our head-phone test circuits.

1918 Wireless Age Sept. 1037 Radio beginners can learn more rapidly by making use of a headphone set.

1930 Pop. Sci. Monthly Aug. 67/3 The headphone volume can be set independently of the loudspeaker.

1988 New Scientist 8 Sept. 75/3 Most CD ROM drives have a headphone socket and stereo connection to a hi-fi system.

2011 Vanity Fair Apr. 199/2 A tiny, square-shaped credit-card reader that could be plugged into the headphone jack of an iPhone.

C2. attributive. Designating a (women's) hairstyle involving plaits, rolls, or buns over the ears, so as to resemble a pair of headphones.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > in a specific style

Frenched1762

stivereda1855

roached1856

wisped1922

marcel-waved1923

windswept1931

picky1935

Jesus1938

upswept1938

swept-up1948

bouffant1955

headphone1965

scraped-back1970

1965 Listener 20 May 743/2 These side plaits were gathered into nets..in something like our head~phone style.

1997 Independent (Nexis) 20 Mar. 7 George Lucas has resisted the temptation to update the colour of Princess Leia's lip-gloss, or to replace her famous Danish-pastry headphone hairstyle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	headphone
释义	headphonen. Brit. /ˈhɛdfəʊn/, U.S. /ˈhɛdˌfoʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, -phone comb. form. Etymology: < head n.¹ + -phone comb. form. Originally Telecommunications. An earphone or earpiece worn or held in place over the ear. In later use: esp. each of a pair, often connected by a headband and worn round the head; usually in plural.Originally with reference to an earpiece used by the operator of a receiver used in telephone or radio communication; now usually referring to earphones used to listen to music or other media on a stereo system, portable music player, computer, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > audibility > sound magnification or reproduction > [noun] > earphone(s) earpiece1853 earphone1881 headphone1882 phone1884 ear bud1983 society > communication > telecommunication > [noun] > reception of signals > instrument for > earphones earpiece1853 earphone1881 headphone1882 phone1884 headset1900 ear tabc1909 can1927 1882 News & Observer (Raleigh, N. Carolina) 29 Mar. The central office operator..will wear a head phone pressed constantly to his ear. 1893 Daily Picayune (New Orleans) 29 Jan. 17/5 The operator wears a sort of Grecian helmet affair called a head phone over her head with the receiving trumpet directly over her ear. 1908 W. H. G. Bullard Naval Electrician's Text Bk. (new ed.) xxxvii. 927 Keep the head phones on the head. 1913 Collier's Mag. 18 Oct. 24 A pair of head phones. 1926 Proc. Musical Assoc. 1926–7 19 It is amazing to find how many people spend the whole evening in listening to broadcasting... Many seem to have the headphones permanently attached to themselves. 1960 Flying Oct. 75 Can you still get audio through the headphone? 1990 S. Turow Burden of Proof iii. xlv. 459 She..was dressed in full urban regalia—a blue suit, aerobic shoes for the walk from the office, and yellow headphones. 2006 B. Harris Prisoner of Trebekistan xii. 147 He sat, eyes closed, listening to music in a pair of headphones. 2009 J. Hopper Girls' Guide to Rocking 221/2 You can hear how things are panned by taking one headphone off your ear. Compounds C1. General attributive (with the first element in singular form), as headphone jack, headphone socket, etc. ΚΠ 1888 10th Meeting National Telephone Exchange Assoc. 37 The same effect was produced upon our head-phone test circuits. 1918 Wireless Age Sept. 1037 Radio beginners can learn more rapidly by making use of a headphone set. 1930 Pop. Sci. Monthly Aug. 67/3 The headphone volume can be set independently of the loudspeaker. 1988 New Scientist 8 Sept. 75/3 Most CD ROM drives have a headphone socket and stereo connection to a hi-fi system. 2011 Vanity Fair Apr. 199/2 A tiny, square-shaped credit-card reader that could be plugged into the headphone jack of an iPhone. C2. attributive. Designating a (women's) hairstyle involving plaits, rolls, or buns over the ears, so as to resemble a pair of headphones. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > in a specific style Frenched1762 stivereda1855 roached1856 wisped1922 marcel-waved1923 windswept1931 picky1935 Jesus1938 upswept1938 swept-up1948 bouffant1955 headphone1965 scraped-back1970 1965 Listener 20 May 743/2 These side plaits were gathered into nets..in something like our head~phone style. 1997 Independent (Nexis) 20 Mar. 7 George Lucas has resisted the temptation to update the colour of Princess Leia's lip-gloss, or to replace her famous Danish-pastry headphone hairstyle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1882
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