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hand-held Definition

hand·-held (handheld)

adjective

small enough to be held in the hand while being used or operated a hand-held computer

hand-held Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • either: Portable equipment Electrical equipment connected to a fixed installation, or generator, that is either hand-held or hand operated.
  • mostly: It's all shot on videotape, with mostly hand-held cameras, in real locations.

Modifies a noun

  • camerawork: There's a lot of hand-held camerawork in the film, there's a lot of dynamism in the cutting.
  • magnifier: People who shake may have difficulty in keeping a hand-held magnifier steady to maintain the correct distance from a page.
  • scanner: You will receive an instant list using hand-held scanners.
  • device: These are the hand-held devices you can take to the beach or to bed to do your reading.
  • microphone: Some theaters may have a lectern microphone; in others you may have your own lapel or hand-held microphone.
  • phone: Finland plans to ban the use of hand-held mobile phones in 2003.

Used with adjective complement

  • use: A simple ban on hand-held phones may simply encourage a wholesale transfer from drivers using hand-held to hands-free phone kits.
  • include: Features Allows unlimited concurrent connections for any device running terminal emulation, including hand-held RF systems.