handset

hand·set  (hndst)

n.

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

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handset [ˈhændˌsɛt]

n

(Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) a telephone mouthpiece and earpiece mounted so that they can be held simultaneously to mouth and ear

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

handset - telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle French telephone handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" phone, telephone, telephone set - electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; "I talked to him on the telephone"

Translations

handset [ˈhændset] N (Telec) → aparato m, auricular m

handset [ˈhændsɛt] n [telephone] → combiné m
hands-free [ˌhændzˈfriː] adj [equipment, phone] → mains libres inv

handset [ˈhændsɛt] n (Telec) → ricevitore m

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handset [ˈhændsɛt] n (Telec) → ricevitore m