variants
or less commonly casette
1
2
: a usually flat case or cartridge that can be easily loaded or unloaded: such as
a
: a lightproof magazine for holding film or plates for use in a camera
b
: a plastic cartridge containing magnetic tape with the tape passing from one reel to another
3
: a cassette tape player
Examples of cassette in a Sentence
The songs are available on cassette.
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The wet bathroom across from the kitchen includes the standard cassette toilet and shower, saving room by sending occupants across the way to the kitchen for sink use.
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New Atlas, 12 Mar. 2025
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Vinyl plays a big role in where titles land, but cuts can rise and fall thanks to purchases on CD or cassette as well.
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New Atlas, 12 Mar. 2025
So the package includes one additional piece of media — a cassette tape that includes 80 minutes’ worth of a ’69 show at the Avalon in San Francisco that Lemieux could not resist throwing in.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
Vinyl plays a big role in where titles land, but cuts can rise and fall thanks to purchases on CD or cassette as well.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Across the aisle, the wet bathroom houses a sink of its own, along with a shower and cassette toilet.
—New Atlas, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cassette
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“Cassette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cassette. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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cassette
noun
cas·sette
kə-ˈset 
ka-
: a container holding film, photographic plates, or magnetic tape
Medical Definition
cassette
noun
cas·sette
variants
also casette
1
: a lightproof magazine for holding film or plates for use in a camera
specifically
: one for holding the intensifying screens and film in X-ray photography
2
: a small plastic cartridge containing magnetic tape with the tape on one reel passing to the other
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