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earpiece

ear·piece [ ˈir-ˌpēs]

earpiece

noun

[ˈir-ˌpēs]

Definition of earpiece

1 : the part of an instrument (such as a telephone, stethoscope, or hearing aid) that is placed against or inserted into the outer opening of the ear
especially : earphone

2 : one of the two sidepieces that support eyeglasses by passing over or behind the ears

Recent Examples on the Web

//The home-plate umpire is equipped with an earpiece and the radar technology will signal whether a pitch was a ball or strike.
— Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, "Cincinnati Reds catching prospect Tyler Stephenson breaks out offensively in Arizona Fall League," 26 Oct. 2019
//Another factor that played into the design of the front is that the top incorporates the earpiece for calls, a front-facing camera, the SOLI sensor for gestures and Face Unlock, along with other sensors.
— Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, "The Pixel 4 and 4 XL sit among the stars of Android phones," 21 Oct. 2019
//The small earpieces will offer five hours of battery life (and 19 more hours of charge in their case), and will be priced at $179.
— Mike Murphy, Quartz, "Google wants to be more sustainable—nevermind all the new products it announced," 15 Oct. 2019
//The notch, located at the top of the iPhone's screen, houses the earpiece and front-facing camera.
— Don Reisinger, Fortune, "5 iPhone 11 Questions That Apple Needs to Answer," 22 Aug. 2019
//Under the system known as TrackMan, pitch location is determined digitally and relayed to umpires wearing tiny earpieces.
— Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, "Should robots be calling balls and strikes? Baseball wrestles with the answer," 19 July 2019
//For several pitches early in the game, deBrauwere's earpiece lost connection to the iPhone in his pocket, though the technology quickly recovered.
— Jacob Bogage, courant.com, "’Robot ump’ calls first Atlantic League baseball game with one hitch and no controversy," 11 July 2019
//At first glance, counterfeit wireless earpieces and charging cases can look strikingly similar to Apple AirPods.
— Nicole Saporita, Good Housekeeping, "How Do $40 Fake AirPods Compare to the Real Thing?," 3 Sep. 2019
//Those who are visually impaired can use glasses with a camera connected to an earpiece, through which a person relays information about their surroundings.
— Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, "This state fair is becoming more inclusive for those with sensory disorders," 23 July 2019

First Known Use of earpiece

1824, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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