"handset" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhæn(d)sɛt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-handset.wav Forms: handsets [plural]
Etymology: From hand + set. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hand|set}} hand + set Head templates: {{en-noun}} handset (plural handsets)
  1. The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand. Categories (topical): Telephony Translations (the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand): 話筒 (Chinese Mandarin), 话筒 (huàtǒng) (Chinese Mandarin), sluchátko [neuter] (Czech), telefonrør (note: not mobile phones) [common-gender] (Danish), luuri (Finnish), käsipuhelin (Finnish), combiné téléphonique [masculine] (French), combiné [masculine] (French), der Hörer, der Telefonhörer (note: not mobile phones) [masculine] (German), cornetta [feminine] (Italian), 受話器 (juwaki) (alt: じゅわき) (Japanese), 送受話器 (sōjuwaki) (alt: そうじゅわき) (Japanese), słuchawka [feminine] (Polish), aparat (english: mobile phone) (Polish), телефо́нная тру́бка (telefónnaja trúbka) [feminine] (Russian), тру́бка (trúbka) [feminine] (Russian), telefonlur [common-gender] (Swedish), lur [common-gender] (Swedish), หู (hǔu) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-handset-en-noun-QTX84kR4 Disambiguation of Telephony: 30 36 32 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 1 22 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 3 20 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 2 16 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 2 22 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 44 2 12 42 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 42 3 18 38 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 42 4 19 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 44 3 18 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 44 3 18 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 40 3 21 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 44 3 18 36 Disambiguation of 'the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand': 94 0 6
  2. A mobile phone. Categories (topical): Telephony
    Sense id: en-handset-en-noun-gjyHwPcL Disambiguation of Telephony: 30 36 32 3
  3. A hand-held device for remote control of a piece of equipment. Categories (topical): Telephony
    Sense id: en-handset-en-noun-LwQXA8Sb Disambiguation of Telephony: 30 36 32 3 Categories (other): Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 44 2 12 42 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 42 3 18 38 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 42 4 19 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 44 3 18 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 44 3 18 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 40 3 21 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 44 3 18 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: headset

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈhæn(d)sɛt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-handset.wav Forms: handsets [present, singular, third-person], handsetting [participle, present], handset [participle, past], handset [past]
Etymology: From hand + set. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hand|set}} hand + set Head templates: {{en-verb|handsets|handsetting|handset}} handset (third-person singular simple present handsets, present participle handsetting, simple past and past participle handset)
  1. (typography) To typeset by hand. Categories (topical): Typography
    Sense id: en-handset-en-verb-pOosP0J6 Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 31 3 14 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 44 2 12 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 3 14 51 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 42 3 18 38 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 42 4 19 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 44 3 18 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 44 3 18 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 40 3 21 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 32 3 14 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 44 3 18 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 32 2 13 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 32 3 13 52 Topics: media, publishing, typography

Inflected forms

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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "headset"
    }
  ],
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    {
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      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2012, Hannah Richell, The Secrets of the Tides, →ISBN, page 459:",
          "text": "Helen hears the click of the handset at the other end of the line.",
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        }
      ],
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        "The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand."
      ],
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          "landline"
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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          "transmitter",
          "transmitter"
        ],
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        ],
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          "hand",
          "hand"
        ]
      ]
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        {
          "ref": "2003, Geoff Varrall, Roger Belcher, 3G Handset and Network Design, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 311:",
          "text": "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.",
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        }
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        {
          "ref": "2022 February 9, Ben Jones, “Batteries included for future shunters”, in RAIL, number 950, page 56:",
          "text": "The locomotives can be driven from two positions in the cab or remotely from a radio control handset.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A hand-held device for remote control of a piece of equipment."
      ]
    }
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    },
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand",
      "word": "話筒"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "huàtǒng",
      "sense": "the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand",
      "word": "话筒"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "sluchátko"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "note": "not mobile phones",
      "sense": "the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "telefonrør"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand",
      "word": "luuri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand",
      "word": "käsipuhelin"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "combiné téléphonique"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "combiné"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "note": "not mobile phones",
      "sense": "the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "der Hörer, der Telefonhörer"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cornetta"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じゅわき",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "juwaki",
      "sense": "the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand",
      "word": "受話器"
    },
    {
      "alt": "そうじゅわき",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sōjuwaki",
      "sense": "the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand",
      "word": "送受話器"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "słuchawka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "english": "mobile phone",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand",
      "word": "aparat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "telefónnaja trúbka",
      "sense": "the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "телефо́нная тру́бка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "trúbka",
      "sense": "the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "тру́бка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "telefonlur"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "lur"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "hǔu",
      "sense": "the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter, held in the hand",
      "word": "หู"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "handset"
  ],
  "word": "handset"
}

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    }
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "handsetting",
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      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "handsetting type",
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        }
      ],
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        "To typeset by hand."
      ],
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          "typography",
          "typography"
        ],
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          "typeset",
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        "(typography) To typeset by hand."
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      ]
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}

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