handset
/ˈhæn(d)sɛt/
handset noun: the part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.
Noun
handset (plural handsets)
- 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
- 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
- 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
Verb
handset (third-person singular simple present handsets, present participle handsetting, simple past and past participle handset)
handset meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
handset in Hindi
- हैंडसेट, हैण्डसेट, हैंडसैट
handset in Marathi
- हँडसेट, हॅण्डसेट, हँडसेटला
handset in Urdu
- چونگا, پونگا
handset in Bengali
- হ্যান্ডসেট
More languagesFewer languages
- handset in Telugu
- హ్యాండ్సెట్, హ్యాండ్సెట్టు
- handset in Malayalam
- ഹാൻഡ്സെറ്റ്
- handset in Kannada
- ಹ್ಯಾಂಡ್ಸೆಟ್
- handset in Punjabi
- ਹੈਂਡਸੈੱਟ
- handset in Gujarati
- હેન્ડસેટ
- handset in Odia
- ହ୍ଯ଼ାଣ୍ଡସେଟ୍, ହ୍ଯ଼ାଣ୍ଡସେଟ
- handset in Nepali
- ह्यान्डसेट, हेन्डसेट
- handset in Thai
- หู hǔu
Examples of handset in a sentence
- A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.
- Wireless phone technology led to the disappearance of once-common coiled cords for telephone handsets.
- He slammed the handset into the cradle.
Forms of handset
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | handsets |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | handsets |
| present participle | handsetting |
| past participle | handset |
| past | handset |
Origin of handset
From hand + set.
Questions about handset
- What does handset mean?
- Handset means the part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.
- What is handset in Hindi?
- Handset in Hindi is हैंडसेट, हैण्डसेट, हैंडसैट. See Handset meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is handset?
- Handset can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce handset?
- Handset is pronounced /ˈhæn(d)sɛt/.
- What is the plural of handset?
- The plural of handset is handsets.
Words near handset in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: handset (page history and authors); handset (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handset (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handset (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); handset (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handset (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handset (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handset (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handset (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handset (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handset (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); handset (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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