"closed-back" meaning in English

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      "expansion": "closed-back (not comparable)",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "open-back"
        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2015 July 2, Kate Murphy, “The Difference Between Listening Up and Tuning Out”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 2022-06-28",
          "text": "Closed-back earphones with active noise canceling by manufacturers like Bose and Phiaton produce a nullifying frequency to block intrusive sounds.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2016 March 3, Samuel Gibbs, “Blue Lola headphones review: not your average set of cans”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 2022-04-16",
          "text": "For a closed-back headphone, they've got a relatively open soundscape, too, which makes extended listening less tiring than some more direct cans.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2018 October 5, Mark Sparrow, “Focal Announces Its First Closed-Back Headphones For Audiophile Music Players”, in Forbes, archived from the original on 2020-11-09",
          "text": "Luxury French headphone manufacturer Focal has announced that it's launching its first high-end, closed-back pair of headphones aimed at the portable music player market and high-end smartphones.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of headphones: completely covering the ear, so that there is no airflow through the wearer's ears."
      ],
      "id": "en-closed-back-en-adj-bLmAn23f",
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          "headphones",
          "headphones"
        ],
        [
          "cover",
          "cover"
        ],
        [
          "ear",
          "ear"
        ],
        [
          "airflow",
          "airflow"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "close-back"
        },
        {
          "word": "close-eared"
        },
        {
          "word": "close-ear"
        },
        {
          "word": "closed-ear"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
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    }
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  "word": "closed-back"
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      "expansion": "closed-back (not comparable)",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "word": "open-back"
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        {
          "ref": "2015 July 2, Kate Murphy, “The Difference Between Listening Up and Tuning Out”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 2022-06-28",
          "text": "Closed-back earphones with active noise canceling by manufacturers like Bose and Phiaton produce a nullifying frequency to block intrusive sounds.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2016 March 3, Samuel Gibbs, “Blue Lola headphones review: not your average set of cans”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 2022-04-16",
          "text": "For a closed-back headphone, they've got a relatively open soundscape, too, which makes extended listening less tiring than some more direct cans.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2018 October 5, Mark Sparrow, “Focal Announces Its First Closed-Back Headphones For Audiophile Music Players”, in Forbes, archived from the original on 2020-11-09",
          "text": "Luxury French headphone manufacturer Focal has announced that it's launching its first high-end, closed-back pair of headphones aimed at the portable music player market and high-end smartphones.",
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        "Of headphones: completely covering the ear, so that there is no airflow through the wearer's ears."
      ],
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          "headphones",
          "headphones"
        ],
        [
          "cover",
          "cover"
        ],
        [
          "ear",
          "ear"
        ],
        [
          "airflow",
          "airflow"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "close-back"
        },
        {
          "word": "close-eared"
        },
        {
          "word": "close-ear"
        },
        {
          "word": "closed-ear"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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  ],
  "word": "closed-back"
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