noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈhæn(d)sɛt/
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CMU ARPABET:HH AE1 N D S EH2 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A mobile phone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A hand-held device for remote control of a piece of equipment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To typeset by hand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: media, publishing, typography
Examples
handsetting type
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: French telephone
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: telephone, phone, telephone set
History
Etymology
From hand + set.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
話筒 /话筒
(huàtǒng)
— the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand
Czech:
sluchátko
— the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand
Danish:
telefonrør
— the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand
Finnish:
luuri
— the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand
Finnish:
käsipuhelin
— the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand
French:
combiné téléphonique
— the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand
French:
combiné
— the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand
German:
der Hörer, der Telefonhörer
— the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand
Italian:
cornetta
— the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand
Japanese:
受話器
(juwaki)
— the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand
Japanese:
送受話器
(sōjuwaki)
— the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand
Polish:
słuchawka
— the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand
Polish:
aparat
— the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand
Russian:
телефо́нная тру́бка
(telefónnaja trúbka)
— the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand
Russian:
тру́бка
(trúbka)
— the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand
Swedish:
telefonlur
— the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand
Swedish:
lur
— the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand
Thai:
หู
(hǔu)
— the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand
