audiocassette

noun

au·​dio·​cas·​sette ˌȯ-dē-(ˌ)ō-kə-ˈset 

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: an audiotape recording mounted in a cassette

Examples of audiocassette in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Are human beings mere flesh, delicate as the tape in an audiocassette, as the leaves on a tree? — Alex James Kane, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026

Excerpts from the audiocassettes of Long’s interviews are a strong element of Evans’ doc, and playful music cues underscore the humor and passion that course through this particularly American saga, along with a whole lot of pain. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026

The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation has lent a selection of objects that belonged to the photographer, including two original Patti Smith audiocassettes, original exhibition invitations from galleries and museums, posters, magazines, handwritten letters and other rare items. — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025

Lou Ottens, the Dutch inventor of the audiocassette tape, died this month at 94. — Mike Kerrigan, WSJ, 26 Mar. 2021

The latter is relevant because magnetic recording tape for audiocassettes was made on manufacturing lines that coated a plastic film with a magnetic slurry, dried it, cut it into long strips, and rolled them up. — Ashok Lahiri, IEEE Spectrum, 10 May 2017

Word History

Etymology

audio- + cassette

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for audiocassette

• electrojet
• plantagenet
• videlicet
• abet
• asset
• baguette
• banquette
• barbette
• beget
• beset
• binet
• briquette