cassette

Etymology

Borrowed from French cassette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈsɛt/, /kæˈsɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɛt
• Rhymes: -æsɪt

Noun

cassette (plural cassettes)

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. (photography) A lightproof container for photographic film.
4. (genetics) A modular DNA sequence encoding one or more genes for a single biochemical function.
5. (cycling) A set of sprockets mounted onto a splined shaft on the freehub.
6. A saggar (ceramic container used in a kiln)

Gallery

• 
  audio cassettes
• 
  ROM cassette
• 
  film cassette
• 
  bicycle cassette

See also

• cartridge
• eight track, 8 track
• reel-to-reel

Anagrams

• casettes, test case, testcase

Etymology

Old French casse (“case”) +‎ -ette (diminutive), hence a small case. Cognate with Italian cassetta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.sɛt/, /kɑ.sɛt/

• Audio (France, Paris)

  (file)

• Homophone: cassettes

Noun

cassette f (plural cassettes)

1. treasure box

   La cassette du roi. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. any small box

   Une cassette à compartiments. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. a cassette tape

   Un magnétophone à cassette. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Further reading

• “cassette” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

cassette f pl

1. plural of cassetta

Etymology

From Old French casse (“case”) +‎ -ette (diminutive).

Noun

cassette f (plural cassettes)

1. (Jersey) cassette