US /ˈhændˌhɛld/
adj noun Freq #42335

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Small and light enough to be used while you hold it in your hands.

    She used a hand-held device to scan the barcode.

  2. 2
    adj

    Held in your hand rather than fixed in place, especially of a camera.

    He filmed the whole scene with a hand-held camera.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · small and light enough to... handheld
Word family
Related forms mobileportable

Etymology

From hand + held.

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