circumaural earphone

7.16  circumaural earphone.  Earphone which encloses the pinna and rests on the surrounding surface of the head.

Annotation            Contact with the head is normally maintained by compliant cushions. Circumaural earphones may touch but should not significantly compress the pinna.

Alternative Meanings:
  • circumaural earphone
    7.103  circumaural earphone. Earphone having a cavity large enough to cover the region of the head including and surrounding the pinna.
« Back to Standards Terminolgy Index
Related Terms: