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cassettes

cassettes is the plural of cassette.

Meaning of cassette

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.
    • If you need to reload film, the cassette can be rewound slightly by turning the hub located on one end of its spool.2011, Rebekah Modrak, Bill Anthes, Reframing Photography: Theory and Practice
    Synonyms:
    tape
  2. Any similar small cartridge, such as for a computer disk or cassette air conditioner.
  3. A lightproof container for photographic film.
  4. A modular DNA sequence encoding one or more genes for a single biochemical function.
  5. A set of sprockets mounted onto a splined shaft on the freehub.
  6. A saggar (ceramic container used in a kiln).

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Phrases with cassettes

Questions about cassettes

What is cassettes the plural of?
Cassettes is the plural of cassette.

Words near cassettes in the dictionary

  1. cassette tape
  2. cassette tapes
  3. cassetted
  4. cassetteless
  5. cassettelike
  6. cassettes
  7. Cassety
  8. Cassety Hollow
  9. Cassetys
  10. Cassey
  11. Cassi

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