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handset

 
Dictionary: hand·set   (hănd'sĕt') pronunciation

n.
The handle-shaped part of a telephone, containing the receiver and transmitter and often a dial or push buttons.


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(1) A synonym for cellphone. See Bluetooth handset.

(2) The part of a desktop telephone that contains the speaker and the microphone. The part you hold in your hand is the handset. See multihandset cordless and headset.

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People are often not aware that they use the handset on a phone. However, when they compare the term to "headset," it makes sense.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle
  Synonym: French telephone


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Handset

Dansk (Danish)
n. - telefonrør, håndsæt

Nederlands (Dutch)
telefoonhoorn

Français (French)
n. - (Télécom) combiné

Deutsch (German)
n. - Handapparat

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ακουστικό τηλεφώνου με επιλογέα

Italiano (Italian)
cornetta (del telefono)

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aparelho (m) telefônico (Eletrôn.), conjunto (m) que se segura na mão

Русский (Russian)
телефонная трубка, переносной телефонный аппарат

Español (Spanish)
n. - microteléfono, pesa

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - telefonlur

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
电话听筒

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 電話聽筒

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (주로 무선기의) 핸드 세트

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 送受話器, 受話器

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) هديه وبخاصه في رأس, السنه, صفقه أولى استفتاحيه مباركه, قسط أول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שפופרת טלפון‬


 
 

 

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