handset en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhæn(d)sɛt/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From hand + set.
Meanings
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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.
2012, Hannah Richell, The Secrets of the Tides, →ISBN, page 459:
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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.
2003, Geoff Varrall, Roger Belcher, 3G Handset and Network Design, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 311:
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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.
2022 February 9, Ben Jones, “Batteries included for future shunters”, in RAIL, number 950, page 56:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| handsets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (18)
de der Hörer, der Telefonhörer (the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand) · cmn 話筒 /话筒 (the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand) · pl słuchawka (the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand) · ru тру́бка (the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand) · pl aparat (the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand) · fi luuri (the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand) · fr combiné téléphonique (the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand) · fr combiné (the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand) · sv telefonlur (the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand) · th หู (the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand) · cs sluchátko (the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand) · fi käsipuhelin (the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand) · ja 受話器 (the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand) · it cornetta (the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand) · sv lur (the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand) · ja 送受話器 (the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand) · da telefonrør (the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand) · ru телефо́нная тру́бка (the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand)