cassette tape

  • 51tape — tape1 W3S3 [teıp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for recording)¦ 2¦(sticky material)¦ 3¦(thin piece of material)¦ 4 the tape 5¦(for measuring)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: tAppe] 1.) ¦(FOR RECORDING)¦ a) …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 52tape — tape1 [ teıp ] noun *** 1. ) uncount a long thin plastic band on which you can record sounds, pictures, or information: on tape: We have got the concert on tape. a ) count a plastic case called a cassette containing tape that you can use for… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 53tape — 1 /teIp/ noun 1 FOR RECORDING a) (U) narrow plastic material covered with a special magnetic substance, on which sounds, pictures, or computer information can be recorded and played: on tape (=recorded on tape): We ve got the film on tape. | I… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 54tape — I UK [teɪp] / US noun Word forms tape : singular tape plural tapes *** 1) a) [uncountable] a long thin plastic band on which you can record sounds, pictures, or information on tape: We ve got the concert on tape. b) [countable] a plastic case… …

    English dictionary

  • 55tape — n. & v. n. 1 a narrow strip of woven material for tying up, fastening, etc. 2 a a strip of material stretched across the finishing line of a race. b a similar strip for marking off an area or forming a notional barrier. 3 (in full adhesive tape)… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 56tape deck — noun electronic equipment for making or playing magnetic tapes (but without amplifiers or speakers); a component in an audio system • Hypernyms: ↑electronic equipment • Hyponyms: ↑cassette deck • Part Holonyms: ↑audio system, ↑sound system …

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  • 57tape — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tæppe Date: before 12th century 1. a narrow woven fabric 2. a string or ribbon stretched breast high above the finish line of a race 3. a narrow flexible strip or band: as a. adhesive tape b.… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 58cassette — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. case, [video]tape. See receptacle. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. cartridge, tape, audio cassette, videocassette, recording, film cartridge, case, microcassette, minicassette; see also record 3 . III (Roget… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 59tape — 01. We made a [tape] of our baby s first sounds to send to my parents. 02. We [taped] football posters on all the walls in preparation for our Super Bowl party. 03. Please don t put tacks in the wall; [tape] is much better because it doesn t… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 60tape*/*/ — [teɪp] noun I 1) [C] a cassette with something recorded on it or for recording something This is a great tape – have you heard it?[/ex] We need a blank tape (= one with nothing recorded on it).[/ex] 2) [U] a very long thin piece of plastic that… …

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