headset

English

An audio headset (1).

The headset on a bicycle (3).

Etymology

From head +‎ set.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛdsɛt/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Noun

headset (plural headsets)

1. A pair of headphones or earphones, or a singular headphone or earphone, typically with an attached microphone.
2. Any electronic device worn on the head.
   • 2014 June 29, Adam Sherwin, “UK cinemas ban Google glasses over piracy risk”, in The Independent‎^[1]:

     If you've just acquired a Google Glass headset for £1,000, don't show it off at the movies. UK cinemas are to ban the headsets over fears that the gadgets can be used to make pirate copies of Hollywood blockbusters.

3. (cycling) On a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame.
4. (uncommon) A mindset.
   • 1987 December 13, Elizabeth Pincus, quoting Mary Ann Peacott, “Rock Against Sexism”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 22, page 6:

     One member has this whole collection of 50s rockabilly by women. Like the blues, the lyrics reflect the headset of the time, so of course it's not all "non-sexist." But it's a great record, really connected to the roots of rock 'n roll.

Translations

pair of headphones or earphones

• Armenian: ականջակալներ pl (akanǰakalner)
• Catalan: cascos (ca) m pl
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 耳麥／耳麦 (zh) (ěrmài)

• Danish: høretelefon c
• Dutch: headset (nl) m
• Esperanto: kaptelefono
• Finnish: kuulokkeet (fi) pl, kuulokemikrofoni (with microphone)
• French: casque (fr) m, casque-micro m, micro-casque m, casque avec microphone m
• Georgian: ყურსაცვამი (q̇ursacvami), ყურსასმენი (q̇ursasmeni)
• German: Headset (de) n, Hörsprechgarnitur (de) f
• Hungarian: fejhallgató (hu), fülhallgató (hu)
• Irish: gléas cinn m
• Japanese: ヘッドセット (heddosetto)
• Korean: 헤드셋 (hedeuset), 헤드폰 (hedeupon)
• Norwegian: hodesett n
• Russian: нау́шники (ru) m pl (naúšniki)
• Spanish: audífono con micrófono m
• Swedish: headset (sv) n
• Tagalog: pang-ulong hatinig
• Turkish: kulaklık (tr)
• Ukrainian: наву́шники m pl (navúšnyky)
• Vietnamese: tai nghe (vi)

electronic device worn on the head

• Danish: hovedsæt n
• Finnish: kuulokkeet (fi) pl, lasit (fi) pl, kypärä (fi), panta (fi), päähine (fi) (etc., according to the type of headgear)
• Irish: gléas cinn m

on a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame

• Catalan: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: balhoofd (nl) n
• Finnish: ohjainlaakeri
• French: jeu de direction m
• German: Steuersatz (de) m, Lenkkopf m
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: caixa de direção f
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• headset (audio) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• headset (bicycle part) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• deheats