earplug in English
noun
1
a piece of wax, rubber, or cotton placed in the ear as protection against noise or water.
If the noise level rises above that point, hearing protection, earplugs or a similar device, would be required.
2
an ornament worn in the lobe of the ear.
In the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt a type of earring called an earplug became fashionable and these fitted snugly into a wide stretched hole in the earlobe.
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1. The acoustic device (1) has a bone conduction speaker (24) for imparting acoustic vibration to an earplug (21).
2. The Cep is a device that provides the exCeptional protection of an expanding foam earplug while passing to the ear the clearest speech signal attainable
3. An earplug is provided for use by an airplane passenger, which more slowly increases the pressure of air in the passenger's ear canal than the rate of increase in cabin air pressure as the airplane descends near the end of a flight.