English Explanatory Dictionary

cassette

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small flat case containing magnetic tape on two reels, used to record and play back audio and video material.
  2. Any similar small cartridge, such as for a computer disk or cassette air conditioner.
  3. A lightproof container for photographic film.
  4. A modular DNA sequence encoding one or more genes for a single biochemical function.
  5. A set of sprockets mounted onto a splined shaft on the freehub.
  6. A saggar (ceramic container used in a kiln).
verb
  1. To record onto a cassette

Pronunciation

/kəˈsɛt/ /kæˈsɛt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cassette.wav /ˈkæˌsɛʈ/ /kəˈsɛʈ/

Word forms

cassette cassettes casette cassetting cassetted

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Proto-Italic *kapsos Latin capsa Old Northern French casse Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Middle French -ette French cassettebor. English cassette Borrowed from French cassette.

Synonyms

tape

Related words

DAT VCR cartridge eight track 8 track reel-to-reel

Derived words

audiocassette audio cassette cassette air conditioner cassette culture cassette deck cassette drive cassetteless cassettelike cassette player cassette recorder cassette tape cassingle compact cassette data cassette diskette gene cassette histocassette microcassette minicassette musicassette music cassette neocassette noncassette radio cassette videocassette video cassette
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