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Vinony

handset

noun

  1. component of a telephone that a user holds to the ear and mouth
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhæn(d)sɛt/

noun

Etymology: From hand + set.

  1. 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.”

  2. 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.”

  3. 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

Etymology: From hand + set.

  1. To typeset by hand.

    “handsetting type”