earphone vs phone

phone vs earphone

earphone and phone both are nouns.

earphone is not a verb while phone is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
earphone	Yes	No	No	No
phone	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, earphone and phone are synonyms defined as:

earphone and phone: electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear

Other synonyms of earphone include earpiece, headphone.

earphone (noun)	phone (noun)
electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear	electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
	electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
	(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

earphone (verb)	phone (verb)
	get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

Difference between earphone and phone

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