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earpiece vs telephone receiver

telephone receiver vs earpiece

earpiece and telephone receiver both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
earpiece Yes No No No
telephone receiver Yes No No No
As nouns, telephone receiver is a hyponym of earpiece; that is, telephone receiver is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than earpiece:
  • earpiece: electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
  • telephone receiver: earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds
Other hyponyms of earpiece include earplug, receiver.
earpiece (noun) telephone receiver (noun)
electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds
Difference between earpiece and telephone receiver

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