handheld instrument
Manual operating implement
A handheld instrument is any tool or device designed to be held and operated in one or both hands.
The phrase appears most often in technical or formal contexts—medical procedures, scientific measurement, musical performance: The surgeon used a handheld instrument to remove the tissue.
In music, handheld instruments include tambourines, maracas, and castanets—percussion that doesn't require a stand or mounting.
- toolDevice for a task
- power toolMotorized handheld equipment
- deviceConstructed tool or machine
- gadgetNovel small device
- gripSecure manual hold
hand grip · portable · pocket size · wand · measuring tape · probe · stylus · pen · scalpel · trowel · chisel · tweezers · forceps · lever · dial · button · precision · craft
handheld instrumentheavy machinery
Large powered industrial apparatus
industrial equipment · industrial machinery · heavy equipment · factory equipment · construction machinery
hands, handed, handing, handily, handle, handler, handling, holder, holding