hand-held B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈhændˌhɛld/ See IPA manual Freq #42335 Meanings 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 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 AI details From hand + held. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # hand-held **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈhændˌhɛld/ **Frequency rank:** 42335 ## Meanings 1. Small and light enough to be used while you hold it in your hands. 2. Held in your hand rather than fixed in place, especially of a camera. ## Examples - She used a hand-held device to scan the barcode. - He filmed the whole scene with a hand-held camera. ## Related Forms - mobile - portable ## Etymology From hand + held. ## AI Etymology Hand-held comes from hand + held. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “Small and light enough to be used while you hold it in your hands” and “Held in your hand rather than fixed in place, especially of a camera”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown