CARTRIDGE


Meaning of CARTRIDGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkär-trij, dialect ]

ˈka-trij noun

Etymology: alteration of earlier cartage, modification of Middle French cartouche

Date: 1626

: a case or container that holds a substance, device, or material which is difficult, troublesome, or awkward to handle and that usually can be easily changed: as

a. : a tube (as of metal) containing a complete charge for a firearm and usually an initiating device (as a primer)

b. : a case containing an explosive charge for blasting

c. : an often cylindrical container for insertion into a larger mechanism or apparatus

d. : cassette 2

e. : a small case that contains a phonograph needle and transducer and is attached to a tonearm

f. : a removable case containing a magnetic tape or one or more disks and used as a computer storage medium

g. : a case for holding printed circuit chips containing a computer program

a video-game cartridge

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.