cartridge
pronunciation
How to pronounce cartridge in British English:
UK [ˈkɑ:trɪdʒ]
How to pronounce cartridge in American English:
US [ˈkɑrtrɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
- a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required
- a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment
- an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable
Word Origin
- cartridge
- cartridge: see chart
- cartridge (n.)
- 1570s, cartage, corruption of French cartouche "a full charge for a pistol," originally wrapped in paper (16c.), from Italian cartoccio "roll of paper," an augmentative form of Medieval Latin carta "paper" (see card (n.)). The notion is of a roll of paper containing a charge for a firearm. The modern form of the English word is recorded from 1620s. Extended broadly 20c. to other small containers and their contents.
Example
- 1. Cartridge detection will automatically retry in 20 seconds .
- 2. Fuse cartridge class t general requirements for .
- 3. An unexpected file mark was encountered on the cartridge .
- 4. Shaped like a shotgun cartridge it has a 1.5 inch stainless steel blade and a closed length of 2.5 inches .
- 5. This photo is a comparison of two cartridge cases .