earpiece
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ear·piece
(îr′pēs′)n.
1.
a. A part, as of a telephone receiver or hearing aid, that fits in or is held next to the ear.
b. An earphone, especially when not part of a pair.
2. Either of the two parts of an eyeglasses frame that extend over or around the ear.
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earpiece
(ˈɪəˌpiːs)n
(Telecommunications) the earphone in a telephone receiver
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ear•piece
(ˈɪərˌpis)n.
1. a piece that covers or passes over the ear, as on a cap or eyeglasses.
2. an earphone.
[1835–45]
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| Noun | 1. |  earpiece - 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"earplug - an earphone that is inserted into the ear canal electro-acoustic transducer - a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa telephone receiver, receiver - earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds |
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