cornetta — meaning in English

English meaning

• cornet noun A brass instrument similar to, but slightly smaller and mellower than, a trumpet.
• handset noun The part of a telephone that you hold to talk and listen.
• receiver noun A person or thing that receives something.

Senses

cornetta is used for these senses in English:

• cornet A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.
• handset The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.
• receiver Any of several electronic devices that receive electromagnetic waves, or signals transmitted as such. [from 19th c.]

cornet — full definition

1. noun A brass instrument similar to, but slightly smaller and mellower than, a trumpet.
2. noun A cone-shaped pastry shell for holding ice cream, or a paper cone used as a container.

handset — full definition

1. noun The part of a telephone that you hold to talk and listen.
2. noun A mobile phone.

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