noun
cassette
kuh-SEHT
noun
1
A small plastic case holding a reel of magnetic tape for recording or playing audio or video.
"He still has a box of old mixtapes on cassette."
2
The set of interchangeable sprockets fitted onto a bicycle's rear wheel hub.
"She upgraded to an 11-speed cassette for the climb."
How to Use Cassette
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA tape-based recording format, or the gear cluster on a bike's rear wheel.
Common pairings
cassette tape
bike cassette
cassette player
Word Forms
cassetted past tense, cassettes plural, cassettes singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from French cassette, ultimately from Latin capsa ("box").