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On 'EastEnders,' if someone gets surprising news on the phone, the scene ends with them looking at their handset in amazement. No one in real life does that.
Robert Webb

Meaning of "handset" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HANDSET

handset  [ˈhændˌsɛt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HANDSET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Handset is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HANDSET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

handset

Handset

On an old-fashioned wired telephone, the handset is a device that a user holds to the ear to hear the audio sound through the receiver. Since the 1920s, handsets usually also contain the phone's transmitter which is positioned close to the mouth. In earlier telephones the transmitter was mounted directly on the telephone itself, which often was attached to a wall at a convenient height. A handset with transmitter and receiver in one unit is also called a transceiver. Until the advent of the cordless telephone, the handset was usually wired to the base unit, typically by a flexible tinsel wire. A cordless telephone uses a radio transceiver as its handset, and a radio transceiver, wired to the telephone line, as a base station. In a mobile telephone, the entire unit is usually a radio transceiver that communicates through an outdoor base station located at a cell site. Some mobile telephones that can be carried in cars, trucks, and buses look exactly like household telephones, except that their bases are usually screwed or bolted to the interior of the vehicle.

Definition of handset in the English dictionary

The definition of handset in the dictionary is a telephone mouthpiece and earpiece mounted so that they can be held simultaneously to mouth and ear.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HANDSET


avocet
ˈævəˌsɛt
close-set
ˈkləʊsˌsɛt
filmset
ˈfɪlmˌsɛt
hard-set
ˈhɑːdˌsɛt
headset
ˈhɛdˌsɛt
kitset
ˈkɪtˌsɛt
moonset
ˈmuːnˌsɛt
offset
ˈɒfˌsɛt
onset
ˈɒnˌsɛt
outset
ˈaʊtˌsɛt
photoset
ˈfəʊtəʊˌsɛt
scilicet
ˈsɪlɪˌsɛt
subset
ˈsʌbˌsɛt
sunset
ˈsʌnˌsɛt
thermoset
ˈθɜːməʊˌsɛt
toolset
ˈtuːlˌsɛt
twinset
ˈtwɪnˌsɛt
typeset
ˈtaɪpˌsɛt
videlicet
vɪˈdiːlɪˌsɛt
wadset
ˈwɒdˌsɛt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HANDSET

hands down
hands off
hands up!
hands-free
hands-off
hands-on
handsaw
handsel
handselled
handselling
handsewn
handshake
handshaking
handsome
handsomely
handsomeness
handspike
handspring
handstaff
handstamp

WORDS THAT END LIKE HANDSET

asset
basset
beset
box set
chipset
closet
corset
data set
Dorset
gusset
inset
jet set
jet-set
preset
reset
set
Somerset
tea set
Undset
upset

Synonyms and antonyms of handset in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «handset» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HANDSET

Find out the translation of handset to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of handset from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «handset» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

电话听筒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

auricular
570 millions of speakers

English

handset
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हैंडसेट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الهاتف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

телефон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aparelho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হ্যান্ডসেট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

combiné
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Telefon bimbit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hörer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

受話器
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수화기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Handset
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thiết bị cầm tay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கைபேசியில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हँडसेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ahize
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ricevitore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

słuchawka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

телефон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

telefon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακουστικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

selfoon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

luren
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

håndsett
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about handset

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3 QUOTES WITH «HANDSET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word handset.
1
Rob Glaser
Personally, I just got one of these Vonage IP phones. It's actually pretty cool. It comes with one of these Cisco ATA routers where you just plug an analog handset in.
2
Edward Snowden
If an NSA, FBI, CIA, DIA, etc analyst has access to query raw SIGINT databases, they can enter and get results for anything they want. Phone number, email, user id, cell phone handset id (IMEI), and so on - it's all the same.
3
Robert Webb
On 'EastEnders,' if someone gets surprising news on the phone, the scene ends with them looking at their handset in amazement. No one in real life does that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HANDSET»

Discover the use of handset in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to handset and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mobile Handset Design
As a result of advancements in the technology, not only have new wireless standards been developed but also the challenges in the design of the mobile handset have been varied, which has thrown up more challenges for the design of ...
Sajal K. Das, 2013
2
3G Handset and Network Design
Third Generation (3G) wireless networks are in the works in Europe and Asia, and 2.5G networks that incorporate some 3G features are being rolled out in the United States Hands-on guide to integrating cell phone or PDA/portable PC products ...
Geoff Varrall, Roger Belcher, 2003
3
Essentials of Mobile Handset Design
With this essential guide, you will learn about the key market forces and technology evolution issues that shape the diverse range of handset designs available today.
Abhi Naha, Peter Whale, 2012
4
Cellular Handset Antennas
The contents of this book should be helpful to practicing engineers, graduate students, and professors engaging in designing multi-band antennas and evaluating their coupling with human body, or anyone else who may be interesting in ...
Salah I. Al-Mously, 2012
5
Multiband Integrated Antennas for 4G Terminals
However, this will most probably require multiple antennas at both ends of the link, which highlights the importance of handset MIMO. Unlike his elder conventional MIMO brother, handset MIMO has not received as much attention.
David A. Sánchez-Hernández, 2008
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Billboard
SOURCE: Pyramid Research, First- Quarter 2008 Mobile Handset Sell- Through Forecast, Latin America 120 o 100 60% 5O% 40% 30% 20% 10% 25% 0% to promote the phone with], and we see where we have a match," Croix says.
7
Smart Cards, Tokens, Security and Applications
This is not the fault of standardisation as the (U)SIM standards are well written and mature, but more due to the decisions of handset vendors to implement the various features. In the early days of GSM one mightargue that it was technically  ...
Dr. Keith Mayes University of London, Konstantinos Markantonakis, 2007
8
Digital Information and Communication Technology and Its ...
The EM wave interaction between the mobile phone handset and human head has been reported in many papers. Studies concentrated firstly, on the effect of the human head on the handset antenna performance, including the feed-point ...
Hocine Cherifi, Jasni Mohamad Zain, Eyas El-Qawasmeh, 2011
9
Coordination, Organizations, Institutions, and Norms in ...
institution grid; type Handset; type Chunk; type Time; type Channel; mflmUlbWNt- t '/. exogenous event 9 exogenous event clock; 10 exogenous event download(l- landset,Chunk,Channel); 11 exogenous event send(l-landset,Chunk); 13 'l.
Stephen Cranefield, M. Birna Riemsdijk, Javier Vázquez-Salceda, 2012
10
Advances in Multimedia Information Processing - PCM 2004: ...
JPEG player in handset must be fast and the contents size should be small. Low bit rate coding should be made for wireless internet service. More than the porting environment such as memory and CPU, the characteristics of image with small ...
Kiyoharu Aizawa, Yuichi Nakamura, Shin'ichi Satoh, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HANDSET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term handset is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Android handset made of 'liquid metal' encrypts … - Daily Mail
The Android handset enables a protected communications network to keep private information private, as well as supporting a cryptocurrency ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Will Nokia (NOK) Stock be Affected by Possible Return to Handset
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Nokia (NOK - Get Report) announced on Monday afternoon that it could be making its way back into the handset ... «TheStreet.com, Jul 15»
3
Huawei Honor 7 vs Xiaomi Mi 5 specs comparison: Which Chinese …
GSM Arena reports that Huawei had received about 9 million pre-orders for its new Honor 7 handset in just a week time. The Chinese giant is ... «ChristianToday, Jul 15»
4
Microsoft to launch six new handset this year | CelebCafe.org
The result: an impairment charge of about $7.6 billion related to assets connected to its Nokia Devices and Services business acquisition. «Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News, Jul 15»
5
BlackBerry CEO: “I have to find a way to make money in the handset
“The practical part is that we make the most secure handset. Everybody, all of our competitors, will give that to us. Governments around the ... «MobileSyrup.com, Jul 15»
6
Apple's iPhone reaps dominant 92% of handset industry's profits
Though the iPhone is just 20 percent of the overall smartphone market, Apple's handset accounted for a colossal 92 percent of the industry's ... «Apple Insider, Jul 15»
7
Lava International to raise $200 million to finance Rs 1,800 crore …
Lava International will raise nearly $200 million through overseas borrowings to part-finance its Rs 1,800-crore handset manufacturing unit. «Economic Times, Jul 15»
8
EE Harrier review: Vertical take-off for budget 4G handset - Pocket-lint
EE is not spending millions marketing this handset. ADVERTISING. Cutting out the big brand and the marketing guff means you can get a ... «Pocket-lint.com, Jul 15»
9
Nokia Seeks Handset Licensing Partner in 2016
Nokia is taking a break from the smartphone market, but it doesn't plan on sitting it out forever. The handset maker confirmed Monday it's ... «Light Reading, Jul 15»
10
Samsung patents Apps Edge, a potential software section for your …
Samsung patents Apps Edge, a potential software section for your edgy handset. Samsung is on a patent-filing spree, as the announcements of ... «Phone Arena, Jul 15»

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