cassette
noun
cas·sette kə-ˈset 
ka-
variants or less commonly casette
1
: casket sense 1
2
: a usually flat case or cartridge that can be easily loaded or unloaded: such as
a
: a lightproof magazine for holding film or plates for use in a camera
b
: a plastic cartridge containing magnetic tape with the tape passing from one reel to another
3
: a cassette tape player
Example Sentences
The songs are available on cassette.
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2022 There will also be a special cassette version limited to just 600 copies. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2022 That same tape cassette will be entered into evidence at the federal trial along with three other videos, according to court documents. Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2022 On Brady's birthday, Radio Shack introduced the TRS-80 personal computer — featuring 4K of RAM, 4K of ROM, a keyboard, a black-and-white screen and a tape-cassette drive – for $599. Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 4 Aug. 2022 Meanwhile, its modern equivalent, a Trek Emonda ALR 5, comes with a 50/34 chainring and an 11-speed, 11-30 cassette. Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 21 July 2022 One hangs suspended in space, like a kite held in the air, but with cassette tape instead of rope. Dini Adanurani, Variety, 9 Aug. 2022 On the heels of a recent resurgence in vinyl sales, music lovers are starting to turn their attentions to yet another classic form of music: The cassette tape. Chris Morris, Fortune, 21 July 2022 Does anyone still use a portable analog device like a cassette tape Walkman? Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 15 June 2022 See More
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2022 There will also be a special cassette version limited to just 600 copies. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2022 That same tape cassette will be entered into evidence at the federal trial along with three other videos, according to court documents. Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2022 On Brady's birthday, Radio Shack introduced the TRS-80 personal computer — featuring 4K of RAM, 4K of ROM, a keyboard, a black-and-white screen and a tape-cassette drive – for $599. Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 4 Aug. 2022 Meanwhile, its modern equivalent, a Trek Emonda ALR 5, comes with a 50/34 chainring and an 11-speed, 11-30 cassette. Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 21 July 2022 One hangs suspended in space, like a kite held in the air, but with cassette tape instead of rope. Dini Adanurani, Variety, 9 Aug. 2022 On the heels of a recent resurgence in vinyl sales, music lovers are starting to turn their attentions to yet another classic form of music: The cassette tape. Chris Morris, Fortune, 21 July 2022 Does anyone still use a portable analog device like a cassette tape Walkman? Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 15 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
French, from Middle French, diminutive of dialect French (Norman & Picard) casse case
First Known Use
1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
cassette
noun
cas·sette kə-ˈset
1
: a container that holds audiotape or videotape and in which the tape passes from one reel to another when being played
2
: a container holding photographic film or plates that can be easily loaded into a camera
Medical Definition
cassette
noun
cas·sette
variants also casette
kə-ˈset, ka-
1
: a lightproof magazine for holding film or plates for use in a camera
specifically : one for holding the intensifying screens and film in X-ray photography
2
: a small plastic cartridge containing magnetic tape with the tape on one reel passing to the other
cassette
noun
variants also casette
as in cartridge
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- cartridge
- housing
- casing
- pod
- jacket
- capsule
- sheath
- hull
- mail
- shell
- covering
- plate
- armor
- crust
- shield
- cover
- husk
- encasement
- plating
- case
- house
- envelope
- cocoon
- bark
- package
- wrapper
- carapace
- coating
- skin
- hide
- panoply
- facing
- backing
- cuticle
- coverture