cassette

[ kuh-set, ka- ]

/ kəˈsɛt, kæ- /

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noun

Also called cassette tape . a compact case containing a length of magnetic tape that runs between two small reels: used for recording or playback of audio or video in a tape recorder, cassette deck, video camera, or VCR, and for storage of data by some small computer systems.See also audiocassette, videocassette.

Photography. a lightproof metal or plastic container for a roll of film, having a single spool for supplying and rewinding the film.

a replaceable or refillable cartridge in a typewriter or printer that contains the ribbon or ink.

a case or tray in a printer or copier that holds the paper.

Origin of cassette

1955–60; <French, equivalent to casse “box” (see case²) + -ette -ette

Words nearby cassette

Casselberry, Cassel brown, Cassel yellow, cassena, casserole, cassette, cassette deck, cassette memory, cassia, cassia-bark tree, cassie

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Example sentences from the Web for cassette

Cassette tapes, specifically finding them, are also a challenge.
Prisoners Get Cultural Fix with 8-Tracks and Bootleg Cassettes|Daniel Genis|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
During the ride, Jai Johany plays lacy Afro jazz on a cassette machine, frowning, saying nothing.
Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band|Grover Lewis|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Growing up in the 1990s, I watched Free to Be on VHS and listened to the songs on a cassette tape over and over again.
‘Free to Be…You and Me’ Did Not Emasculate Men|Emily Shire|March 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not until we were all grown up did we know the other had been given a cassette tape too.
Peter Worthington: A Life Well Lived|Justin Green|May 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The Carrie Diaries is set in 1984, and there are a lot of references to that period in the show—huge cellphones, cassette players.
‘The Carrie Diaries’: AnnaSophia Robb on the ‘Sex and the City’ Prequel|Anna Klassen|January 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The cassette of St. Joseph, wherein were deposited the oboli for the poor, had long been emptied.
The Golden Dog|William Kirby
No beaux yeux, whether of the cassette or of one's first love, ever subjugate a man so completely as the fascinations of play.
Beatrice Boville and Other Stories|Ouida
It had supplied each of them with a small box, cassette, containing a few articles of clothing.
The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831|Various
The theft of the cassette, however, was a transaction which his enemies never suffered to be forgotten.
Contemporary Socialism|John Rae

British Dictionary definitions for cassette

cassette

/ (kæˈsɛt) /

noun

a plastic container for magnetic tape, as one inserted into a tape deck
(as modifier)a cassette recorder

photog another term for cartridge (def. 5)

films a container for film used to facilitate the loading of a camera or projector, esp when the film is used in the form of a loop

the injection of genes from one species into the fertilized egg of another species

Word Origin for cassette

C18: from French: little box; see case ²

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	cassette
释义	cassette [ kuh-set, ka- ] / kəˈsɛt, kæ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cassette ON THESAURUS.COM noun Also called cassette tape . a compact case containing a length of magnetic tape that runs between two small reels: used for recording or playback of audio or video in a tape recorder, cassette deck, video camera, or VCR, and for storage of data by some small computer systems.See also audiocassette, videocassette. Photography. a lightproof metal or plastic container for a roll of film, having a single spool for supplying and rewinding the film. a replaceable or refillable cartridge in a typewriter or printer that contains the ribbon or ink. a case or tray in a printer or copier that holds the paper. Origin of cassette 1955–60; <French, equivalent to casse “box” (see case²) + -ette -ette Words nearby cassette Casselberry, Cassel brown, Cassel yellow, cassena, casserole, cassette, cassette deck, cassette memory, cassia, cassia-bark tree, cassie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cassette Cassette tapes, specifically finding them, are also a challenge. Prisoners Get Cultural Fix with 8-Tracks and Bootleg Cassettes\|Daniel Genis\|August 18, 2014\|DAILY BEAST During the ride, Jai Johany plays lacy Afro jazz on a cassette machine, frowning, saying nothing. Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band\|Grover Lewis\|March 15, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Growing up in the 1990s, I watched Free to Be on VHS and listened to the songs on a cassette tape over and over again. ‘Free to Be…You and Me’ Did Not Emasculate Men\|Emily Shire\|March 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Not until we were all grown up did we know the other had been given a cassette tape too. Peter Worthington: A Life Well Lived\|Justin Green\|May 23, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The Carrie Diaries is set in 1984, and there are a lot of references to that period in the show—huge cellphones, cassette players. ‘The Carrie Diaries’: AnnaSophia Robb on the ‘Sex and the City’ Prequel\|Anna Klassen\|January 14, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The cassette of St. Joseph, wherein were deposited the oboli for the poor, had long been emptied. The Golden Dog\|William Kirby No beaux yeux, whether of the cassette or of one's first love, ever subjugate a man so completely as the fascinations of play. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories\|Ouida It had supplied each of them with a small box, cassette, containing a few articles of clothing. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831\|Various The theft of the cassette, however, was a transaction which his enemies never suffered to be forgotten. Contemporary Socialism\|John Rae British Dictionary definitions for cassette cassette / (kæˈsɛt) / noun a plastic container for magnetic tape, as one inserted into a tape deck (as modifier)a cassette recorder photog another term for cartridge (def. 5) films a container for film used to facilitate the loading of a camera or projector, esp when the film is used in the form of a loop the injection of genes from one species into the fertilized egg of another species Word Origin for cassette C18: from French: little box; see case ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cassette tape, recording
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cassette

noun

Origin of cassette

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British Dictionary definitions for cassette

noun

Word Origin for cassette

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