cartridge
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cartridge¹
- /ˈkɑːtɹɪd͡ʒ/ UK
- [ˈkɑːtɹ̝̊ʷɪd͡ʒ] UK
- [ˈkɑːt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪd͡ʒ] UK
- /ˈkɑɹtɹɪd͡ʒ/ US
- [ˈkɑɹtɹ̝̊ʷɪd͡ʒ] US
- [ˈkɑɹt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪd͡ʒ] US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tɹɪdʒ
Where it comes from
Corruption of earlier cartage, from French cartouche, from Italian cartoccio (“roll of paper”), from Medieval Latin carta (“paper”). Doublet of cartouche.
noun cartridges · cartage
- The package consisting of the bullet, primer, and casing containing gunpowder; a round of ammunition. Still, a dozen men with rifles, and cartridges to match, stayed behind when they filed through a white aldea lying silent amid the cane, and the Sin Verguenza swung into slightly quicker stride.
- A prefabricated subassembly that can be easily installed in or removed from a larger mechanism or replaced with another interchangeable subassembly.
- A replaceable valve assembly within a faucet or shower fixture that regulates the flow and temperature of the water.
- A vessel which contains the ink or toner for a computer printer and can be easily replaced with another.
- Magnetic tape storage, used for storing (backup) copies of data. The program generates a catalogue of the files on the cartridge selected by the user, reads the catalogue into memory and erases the cartridge copy, so that an up-to-date copy is always generated.
- A removable enclosure containing read-only memory devices, used for rapid loading of software onto a home computer or video game console. We would like to see someone market a low-power, text-to-speech cartridge that would mate with the Epson and use its internal battery pack.
- A small paper package, e.g. in an old book about making printer's type: After all the type has been cast: "The Boy will paper up each sort in a cartridge by itself".
Cartridge²
proper noun
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pickup, magazine, ammunition, bullet, holster, box, fuel, tape, masthead, thimble, carton, canister, bag, casing, ink, round
Translations
Every language
noun firearms package
| Español | cartucho, cartuchera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 탄약통 tanyaktong |
| 日本語 | 実包 jippō |
| 中文 | 槍彈 /枪弹 qiāngdàn, 彈藥筒 /弹药筒 dànyàotǒng |
| हिन्दी | कारतूस kārtūs |
| Kiswahili | ramia |
| Português | cartucho, pente |
| Français | cartouche |
| Deutsch | Patrone |
| Italiano | cartuccia |
| Ελληνικά | φυσίγγιο fysíngio |
| Română | cartuș |
| Русский | патро́н patrón |
| العربية | خَرْطُوش ḵarṭūš, خَرْطُوشَة ḵarṭūša |
| עברית | מַחְסָנִית makhsanít, תַּרְמִיל tarmíl |
noun vessel which contains the ink for a computer printer
| Español | cartucho, cartucho de tinta, cartridge (kártrich) |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 카트리지 kateuriji |
| 日本語 | インクカートリッジ inkukātorijji |
| 中文 | 墨盒 mòhé, 硒鼓 xīgǔ |
| Português | cartucho |
| Français | cartouche |
| Deutsch | Patrone, Kartusche |
| Italiano | cartuccia |
| Română | cartuș |
| Русский | ка́ртридж kártridž |
| Tiếng Việt | mực |
| עברית | מחסנית makhsánnit |
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title = {cartridge},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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