hand-held
[
hand
-held]
/ˈhændˌhɛld/
adjective
1.
held in the hand or hands:
a hand-held torch.
2.
small enough to be used or operated while being held in the hand or hands:
a hand-held hair drier.
noun
3.
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.
Also,
handheld
.
Origin
1920-25
Examples from the web for
handheld
Or you can give the closest thing to your real heart: a
handheld
, pulsating plush heart.
For professors, it reopens a debate that started back with the first
handheld
calculators.
Consider using a smartphone or other
handheld
device with a microphone to do the recording.
It may be possible to incorporate early versions of e-paper into
handheld
devices within the next five years.
Your
handheld
has a limited amount of memory built-in.
Sales growth in the personal-computer market is tailing off, while
handheld
devices are flying off the shelves.
But what is really clever is that this wireless mesh-network then supports mobile devices, such as
handheld
computers and laptops.
It is also strong in
handheld
computers and some other consumer electronics items, such as digital cameras.
One of them is the fast-growing market for smart phones and other
handheld
devices, such as tablet computers.
Yes, troops in the field use their fair share of
handheld
gear, too.
British Dictionary definitions for
handheld
hand-held
adjective
1.
held in position by the hand
2.
(of a film camera) held rather than mounted, as in close-up action shots
3.
(of an electronic device) able to be held in the hand and not requiring connection to a fixed power source
noun
4.
a computer that can be held in the hand