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microtape

microtape noun: a small cassette tape.

Noun

microtape (plural microtapes)

  1. A small cassette tape.
    • The use of these tapes requires a student to have a microtape recorder that accommodates the smaller-size tape.2000, M. Cay Holbrook, Alan J. Koenig, Foundations of Education, page 191

Forms of microtape

pluralmicrotapes

Origin of microtape

From micro- + tape.

Questions about microtape

What does microtape mean?
Microtape means a small cassette tape.
What part of speech is microtape?
Microtape is a noun.
What is the plural of microtape?
The plural of microtape is microtapes.

Words near microtape in the dictionary

  1. Micros~1
  2. microtainer
  3. microtainers
  4. microtank
  5. microtanks
  6. microtape
  7. microtapes
  8. microtaphonomic
  9. microtaphonomy
  10. microtarget
  11. microtargeted

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