tape
pronunciation
How to pronounce tape in British English:
UK [teɪp]
How to pronounce tape in American English:
US [teɪp]
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- Noun:
- a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
- a recording made on magnetic tape
- the finishing line for a foot race
- measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths
- memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information
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- Verb:
- fasten or attach with tape
- record on videotape
- register electronically
Word Origin
- tape (n.)
- Old English tæppe "narrow strip of cloth used for tying, measuring, etc.," of uncertain origin; perhaps [Klein] a back-formation from Latin tapete "cloth, carpet," compare also Old Frisian tapia, Middle Low German tapen "to pull, pluck, tear." The original short vowel became long in Middle English. Adhesive tape is from 1885; also in early use sometimes friction tape. Tape recorder "device for recording sound on magnetic tape" first attested 1932; from earlier meaning "device for recording data on ticker tape" (1892), from tape in the sense of "paper strip of a printer" (1884). Tape-record (v.) is from 1950. Tape-measure is attested from 1873; tape-delay is from 1968.
- tape (v.)
- c. 1600, "furnish with tape," from tape (n.). Meaning "attach with adhesive tape" is from 1932; meaning "to make a tape recording" is from 1950. Related: Taped; taping.
Example
- 1. Later I would check up with actual transcriptions from the tape .
- 2. Don 't hold your breath or cinch the tape too tight .
- 3. It had a resolution of 0.01 megapixels and stored images on tape .
- 4. Have a bath , use deep-breathing techniques or buy a relaxation tape .
- 5. Maybe I could listen to an instructional tape while jogging ?