handset
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handset
- /ˈhæn(d)sɛt/
Where it comes from
From hand + set.
noun handsets
- The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand. Helen hears the click of the handset at the other end of the line.
- A mobile phone. Similarly, the handset can see more than one base station. Because the positions (longitude and latitude) of the base stations/Node Bs are known, then either a Node B or handset can work out the handset’s position.
- A hand-held device for remote control of a piece of equipment. The locomotives can be driven from two positions in the cab or remotely from a radio control handset.
verb handsets · handsetting · handset
- To typeset by hand. handsetting type
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: french telephone, cellphone, telephone, phone, telephony, tel, phones, earphone, headset, earpiece, headphone, tag, terminal, combination, mobile, handheld
Translations
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noun the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand
| 日本語 | 受話器 juwaki, 送受話器 sōjuwaki |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 話筒 /话筒 huàtǒng |
| Français | combiné téléphonique, combiné |
| Deutsch | der Hörer, der Telefonhörer |
| Italiano | cornetta |
| Русский | телефо́нная тру́бка telefónnaja trúbka, тру́бка trúbka |
Talk about this word "handset." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/handset. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. handset. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/handset "handset." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/handset.Cite this
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title = {handset},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/handset},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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