What does "earphones" mean?

A pair of small loudspeakers worn inside each outer ear or covering all or part of the ear, without a connecting band worn over head.

Earphones

Common synonyms include: acoustical network, capacitor speaker, coaxial speaker, cone, crossover network, diaphragm.

noun

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Noun

1
A pair of small loudspeakers worn inside each outer ear or covering all or part of the ear, without a connecting band worn over head. plural, plural-only
2
plural of earphone form-of, plural

"When I study, I listen to music with earphones."

Plural of earphone.

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