handset

hand·set

 (hănd′sĕt′)

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

(Telecommunications) a telephone mouthpiece and earpiece mounted so that they can be held simultaneously to mouth and ear

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hand•set

(n. ˈhændˌsɛt; adj. -ˈsɛt, -ˌsɛt)
n.

1. a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle.

adj.

2. (of type) set by hand.

[1915–20]

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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"

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Translations

Telefonhörer

combiné

microtelefono

handset

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

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handset

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

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handset

[ˈhændsɛt] n (Telec) → ricevitore m

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