earcup

English

Etymology

ear +‎ cup

Noun

earcup (plural earcups)

1. One of the two cup-like sections of a pair of headphones that enclose the listener's ears.
   • 2007 June 14, David Pogue, “Headphones to Shut Out the World”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The pleasantly smushy-edged earcups on this new model do an excellent job of isolating your ears.

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