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słuchawka — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • handset noun The part of a telephone that you hold to talk and listen.
  • receiver noun A person or thing that receives something.
  • stethoscope noun A medical instrument used to listen to sounds inside the body, such as the heartbeat or breathing.

Senses

słuchawka is used for these senses in English:

  • handset The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.
  • receiver The part of a telephone handset contained in the earpiece; (hence) the handset itself; an earpiece. [from 19th c.]
  • stethoscope (medicine) A medical instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body.

handset — full definition

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

receiver — full definition

  1. noun A person or thing that receives something.
  2. noun An electronic device that picks up broadcast signals, or the earpiece of a phone.
  3. noun A person appointed to manage the assets of a company going through bankruptcy.
  4. noun In American football, a player whose job is to catch passes.

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