handset

[ noun hand-set; verb, adjective hand-set, -set ]

/ noun ˈhændˌsɛt; verb, adjective ˈhændˈsɛt, -ˌsɛt /

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noun

Also called French telephone. a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle.

verb (used with object), hand·set, hand·set·ting.

to set (type) by hand.

adjective

(of type) set by hand.

(of a publication) printed directly from type set by hand.

Origin of handset

First recorded in 1915–20; hand + set

Words nearby handset

Hand-Schüller-Christian disease, hand screw, hand scroll, hands-down, handsel, handset, hand setting, handsew, handsewn, handsfree, handshake

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Example sentences from the Web for handset

It owns Motorola, but handset producers like Samsung and LG make the most popular phones that run on Android.
Nine Juiciest Bits From Google CEO Larry Page’s Fortune Interview|Matthew Zeitlin|December 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
To get at the rest, Google created Android and gives it away free to handset makers.
Apple’s Move to Spite Google and Use Its Own Map Software Hurts Customers|Dan Lyons|June 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Android is created by Google but used by dozens of handset makers, including Samsung, HTC and Motorola.
The Virus in Your Pocket: a Boom in Android Malware|Dan Lyons|February 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Another man quickly picked up a handset and spoke briefly into it.
The Best Made Plans|Everett B. Cole

He lifted the handset from its cradle and dialed the operator.
The Lani People|J. F. Bone

British Dictionary definitions for handset

handset

/ (ˈhændˌsɛt) /

noun

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	handset
释义	handset [ noun hand-set; verb, adjective hand-set, -set ] / noun ˈhændˌsɛt; verb, adjective ˈhændˈsɛt, -ˌsɛt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR handset ON THESAURUS.COM noun Also called French telephone. a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle. verb (used with object), hand·set, hand·set·ting. to set (type) by hand. adjective (of type) set by hand. (of a publication) printed directly from type set by hand. Origin of handset First recorded in 1915–20; hand + set Words nearby handset Hand-Schüller-Christian disease, hand screw, hand scroll, hands-down, handsel, handset, hand setting, handsew, handsewn, handsfree, handshake Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for handset It owns Motorola, but handset producers like Samsung and LG make the most popular phones that run on Android. Nine Juiciest Bits From Google CEO Larry Page’s Fortune Interview\|Matthew Zeitlin\|December 12, 2012\|DAILY BEAST To get at the rest, Google created Android and gives it away free to handset makers. Apple’s Move to Spite Google and Use Its Own Map Software Hurts Customers\|Dan Lyons\|June 21, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Android is created by Google but used by dozens of handset makers, including Samsung, HTC and Motorola. The Virus in Your Pocket: a Boom in Android Malware\|Dan Lyons\|February 16, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Another man quickly picked up a handset and spoke briefly into it. The Best Made Plans\|Everett B. Cole He lifted the handset from its cradle and dialed the operator. The Lani People\|J. F. Bone British Dictionary definitions for handset handset / (ˈhændˌsɛt) / noun a telephone mouthpiece and earpiece mounted so that they can be held simultaneously to mouth and ear Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to handset television, telephone, radio, bug, headphone, control center, transceiver
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handset

noun

verb (used with object), hand·set, hand·set·ting.

adjective

Origin of handset

Words nearby handset

Example sentences from the Web for handset

British Dictionary definitions for handset

noun

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