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Headphone vs Earphone - What's the difference?

headphone | earphone |

As nouns the difference between headphone and earphone

is that headphone is a listening device placed or worn in the ear, usually sold in pairs while earphone is a transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.

headphone

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A listening device placed or worn in the ear, usually sold in pairs
    • She handed me one headphone so I could listen too.

    Usage notes

    Also used as a noun modifier: e.g. headphone plug, headphone socket.

    earphone

    English

    (wikipedia earphone)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.

    • See also

    * earbud