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cassette
- /kəˈsɛt/ US, UK
- /kæˈsɛt/ US, UK
- /ˈkæː.seʈ/ India
Rhymes with -ɛt
noun cassettes · casette · casset
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A small flat case containing magnetic tape on two reels, used to record and play back audio and video material.
If you need to reload film, the cassette can be rewound slightly by turning the hub located on one end of its spool.
Similar: tape
- Any similar small cartridge, such as for a computer disk or cassette air conditioner.
- A lightproof container for photographic film.
- A modular DNA sequence encoding one or more genes for a single biochemical function.
- A set of sprockets mounted onto a splined shaft on the freehub.
- A saggar (ceramic container used in a kiln).
verb cassettes · cassetting · cassetted · casette · casset
- To record onto a cassette
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: audiotape, videotape, video, wiretap, inbox, ink, audio, rack, tape, cartridge, chest, shelf, bin, sizing, carton, band
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noun small flat case containing magnetic tape
| Español | casete |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 카세트 kaseteu |
| 日本語 | カセット kasetto |
| 中文 | 卡式 kǎshì, 盒帶 /盒带 hédài, 盒式 héshì, 卡匣 kǎxiá |
| हिन्दी | कैसेट kaiseṭ |
| Kiswahili | kaseti |
| Português | cassete |
| Français | cassette, cassette audio, audiocassette, cassette vidéo, vidéocassette, K7 |
| Deutsch | Kassette, Audiokassette, Tonkassette, Videokassette |
| Italiano | cassetta |
| Ελληνικά | κασέτα kaséta |
| Română | casetă |
| Русский | кассе́та kasséta |
| Tiếng Việt | hộp băng, băng, băng từ, cát-xét |
| العربية | كَاسِيت kāsīt |
| עברית | קַלֶּטֶת kalétet, קָסֶטָה kaséta |
noun set of sprockets on a bicycle
| Français | cassette |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Zahnkranzpaket |
| Italiano | cassetta pignoni, pacco pignoni |
Talk about this word "cassette." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cassette. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cassette. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cassette "cassette." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cassette.Cite this
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title = {cassette},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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