Webster's Online Dictionary
with Multilingual Thesaurus Translation
Specialty Expressions: Ear cover
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Ear cover | Medicine | Most of the employers in these industries often require workers in the noisy locations to wear earplugs, earmuffs or both. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
| Position | Synonym (sorted by strength) | |
Expression | earplug. | |
| Source: Eve, based on meta analysis. | Top | |
Computed Synonyms: ear cover
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Translations: ear cover
| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Français | capsule protectrice (ear cover, earplug). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, ear cover. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | capsule protectrice (ear cover, earplug). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, ear cover. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). | Top | |||
Invention: ear cover
| Year | Description |
| 1997 | Invention patented by Dephillia M. Joseph on April 14th, 1997. Abstract: An ear cover for protecting the external ear of a wearer. The cover includes a first flexible sheet having an outer layer formed of an absorbent material and an inner layer coextensive therewith formed of an impermeable material. A second flexible sheet is secured to the first flexible sheet adjacent the inner layer to serve as a liner for the cover. An elastic band is secured between the first and second flexible sheets for gathering the respective peripheries thereof around the ear of a wearer. |
| Source: compiled by the editor. | |
