cas|sette

cas|sette
cas|sette «ka SEHT», noun.
1. a cartridge of photographic roll film, magnetic tape, or typewriter ribbon: »

a 35-mm. camera with interchangeable cassettes (Newsweek); a mono signal when played on a monophonic cassette recorder (Saturday Review).

2. a cartridge of videotape to play on a home television set.
3. a case of baked clay, usually round with a flat bottom, in which china and other delicate ware are enclosed while baking; sagger.
[< French cassette small case < casse case2]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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