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Definition of Earpiece
1. Noun. Electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear. "It was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked"
Specialized synonyms: Earplug, Receiver, Telephone Receiver
Generic synonyms: Electro-acoustic Transducer
Definition of Earpiece
1. Noun. A speaker placed inside or held near to the ear. ¹
2. Noun. The arm on a pair of glasses that hooks over the ear to hold them in place. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Earpiece
1. an earphone [n -S] - See also: earphone
Lexicographical Neighbors of Earpiece
Literary usage of Earpiece
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1888)
"Mr. Currier uses what is termed the "conical conversation tube," attaching two
mouthpieces and tubes to a single earpiece, in order that the patient may ..."
2. Cavalry of the Clouds by Alan Bott (1917)
"We made a mouthpiece and a sound-box earpiece, and tried them on tubes of every
... Struck with an idea, the pilot fitted mouthpiece and earpiece to a stray ..."
3. American Telephone Practice by Kempster Blanchard Miller (1905)
"The piece, B, is hollowed °ut as shown, to form a convenient earpiece. A hard
rubber tailpiece, T, carrying two binding posts, //, fits over the end of the ..."
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