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 28-song album was available for purchase in seven vinyl variants, three CD variants, a cassette tape and three download album variants.
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Thania Garcia, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
The cassette players are clunky and inconvenient, too big to be slipped in a back pocket, and time-consuming to rewind and fast forward.
—Zoë Bernard, Vox, 12 Sep. 2024
Afterward, a handful of fans lined up to purchase cassette tapes the two had made.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
The week-over-week growth is owed to the release of four new vinyl variants and a cassette tape in celebration of the album’s first anniversary on Sept. 22.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2024
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Thania Garcia, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
The cassette players are clunky and inconvenient, too big to be slipped in a back pocket, and time-consuming to rewind and fast forward.
—Zoë Bernard, Vox, 12 Sep. 2024
Afterward, a handful of fans lined up to purchase cassette tapes the two had made.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
The week-over-week growth is owed to the release of four new vinyl variants and a cassette tape in celebration of the album’s first anniversary on Sept. 22.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2024
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 30 Oct. 2024.
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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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