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Cartridge

see synonyms of cartridge

Noun

1. cartridge

ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun

2. cartridge, magazine

a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required

3. cartridge

a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment

Example Sentences:
'he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck'

4. cartridge, pickup

an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Cartridge

see synonyms of cartridge
noun
1. 
a cylindrical, usually metal casing containing an explosive charge and often a bullet, for a rifle or other small arms
2. 
a case for an explosive, such as a blasting charge
3. 
an electromechanical transducer in the pick-up of a record player, usually either containing a piezoelectric crystal (crystal cartridge) or an electromagnet (magnetic cartridge)
4. 
a container for magnetic tape that is inserted into a tape deck in audio or video systems. It is about four times the size of a cassette
5. Also called: cassette, magazine photography
a light-tight film container that enables a camera to be loaded and unloaded in normal light
6. computing
a removable unit in a printer which contains black or coloured ink
7. computing
a removable unit in a computer, such as an integrated circuit, containing software

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Cartridge

see synonyms of cartridge
noun
1. 
a cylindrical case of cardboard, metal, etc. containing the charge and primer, and usually the projectile, for a firearm
2. 
any of various small containers, holding a supply of material for a larger device into which it is inserted
an ink cartridge for a pen
3. 
a protected roll of camera film
4. 
a replaceable unit in the pickup of an electric phonograph, containing the stylus, or needle

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Cartridge

see synonyms of cartridge
n.
1.
a. A cylindrical, usually metal casing containing the primer and charge of ammunition for use in a firearm.
b. Such a casing fitted with a bullet.
c. A similar piece of ammunition, such as a shotgun shell.
2. A case filled with high explosives, used in blasting.
3. A small modular unit designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment: an ink cartridge; a disposable cartridge of caulking compound.
4. A removable case containing the stylus and electric conversion circuitry in a phonograph pickup.
5.
a. A case containing magnetic tape in a reel; a cassette.
b. A case containing a ribbon in a spool, for use in printers and electric typewriters.
6. A lightproof case with photographic film that can be loaded directly into a camera.

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