- held in position by the hand
- (of a film camera) held rather than mounted, as in close-up action shots
- (of an electronic device) able to be held in the hand and not requiring connection to a fixed power source
- a computer that can be held in the hand
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handheld /ˈhændˌhɛld/ adj
hand-held
(hand′held′),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
- held in the hand or hands:a hand-held torch.
- small enough to be used or operated while being held in the hand or hands:a hand-held hair drier.
n.
- something small enough to be used or operated while held in the hand or hands:She traded in her bulky old movie camera for a hand-held.
- 1920–25
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