"open-back" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more open-back",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most open-back",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "open-back (comparative more open-back, superlative most open-back)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "closed-back"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "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": "For listening in quiet, isolated environments like your home, \"open-back\" earphones, usually over- or on-ear, are your best bet.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 September 24, Mark Sparrow, “Sennheiser Makes Open-Back Headphones More Affordable With The Brand New HD 560S”, in Forbes, archived from the original on 2022-02-01",
          "text": "If you ask any audiophile what headphone type they prefer to use for an extended listening session, I can almost guarantee they will say that open-back headphones are the better choice. Open-back headphones enable air to circulate around the ears and allow heat and sound to escape so that music sounds so much better, even for extended listening sessions. Open-back headphones just feel more natural and comfortable.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 August 17, Cameron Faulkner, “Logitech's Chorus open-back headphones slide onto the Quest 2”, in The Verge, archived from the original on 2023-02-28",
          "text": "Sometimes, they provide warmer, more life-like sound quality, and the open-back design could be a safer way to play VR for you.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of headphones: only partially covering the ear, so that there is airflow to the wearer's ears."
      ],
      "id": "en-open-back-en-adj-kg0HpPO8",
      "links": [
        [
          "headphones",
          "headphones"
        ],
        [
          "cover",
          "cover"
        ],
        [
          "ear",
          "ear"
        ],
        [
          "airflow",
          "airflow"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "open-ear"
        },
        {
          "word": "open-eared"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "open-back"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more open-back",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most open-back",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "open-back (comparative more open-back, superlative most open-back)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "closed-back"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "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": "For listening in quiet, isolated environments like your home, \"open-back\" earphones, usually over- or on-ear, are your best bet.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 September 24, Mark Sparrow, “Sennheiser Makes Open-Back Headphones More Affordable With The Brand New HD 560S”, in Forbes, archived from the original on 2022-02-01",
          "text": "If you ask any audiophile what headphone type they prefer to use for an extended listening session, I can almost guarantee they will say that open-back headphones are the better choice. Open-back headphones enable air to circulate around the ears and allow heat and sound to escape so that music sounds so much better, even for extended listening sessions. Open-back headphones just feel more natural and comfortable.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 August 17, Cameron Faulkner, “Logitech's Chorus open-back headphones slide onto the Quest 2”, in The Verge, archived from the original on 2023-02-28",
          "text": "Sometimes, they provide warmer, more life-like sound quality, and the open-back design could be a safer way to play VR for you.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of headphones: only partially covering the ear, so that there is airflow to the wearer's ears."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "headphones",
          "headphones"
        ],
        [
          "cover",
          "cover"
        ],
        [
          "ear",
          "ear"
        ],
        [
          "airflow",
          "airflow"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "open-ear"
        },
        {
          "word": "open-eared"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "open-back"
}