cartridge

car·tridge  (kärtrj)

n.

1.

a. A cylindrical, usually metal casing containing the primer and charge of ammunition for firearms.

b. Such a casing fitted with a bullet.

c. A similar piece of ammunition, such as a shotgun shell.

2. A case filled with high explosives, used in blasting.

3. A small modular unit designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment: an ink cartridge; a disposable cartridge of caulking compound.

4. A removable case containing the stylus and electric conversion circuitry in a phonograph pickup.

5.

a. A case containing magnetic tape in a reel; a cassette.

b. A case containing a ribbon in a spool, for use in printers and electric typewriters.

6. A lightproof case with photographic film that can be loaded directly into a camera.

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[Alteration of earlier cartage, alteration of French cartouche, from Italian cartuccio, variant of cartoccio, roll of paper; see cartouche.]

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cartridge

Noun

1. a metal casing containing an explosive charge and bullet for a gun

2. the part of the pick-up of a record player that converts the movements of the stylus into electrical signals

3. a sealed container of film or tape, or ink for a special kind of pen [from French cartouche]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cartridge - ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun ammo, ammunition - projectiles to be fired from a gun ball cartridge - a general purpose cartridge having a primer and a ball and a full charge of powder blank shell, dummy, blank - a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet bullet, slug - a projectile that is fired from a gun cartouch, cartouche - a cartridge (usually with paper casing)
	2.	cartridge - a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required magazine camera, photographic camera - equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other) supply chamber - a mechanical device for holding something and supplying it as needed
	3.	cartridge - a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment; "he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck" ink cartridge - a cartridge that contains ink and can be replaced module - a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components tape cartridge - a cartridge containing magnetic tape; for use with audio or video recorders or computer systems
	4.	cartridge - an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable pickup crystal pickup - a cartridge in which an output voltage is produced by the vibration of a piezoelectric crystal electro-acoustic transducer - a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa phonograph, record player - machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically stylus - a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player

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cartridge

noun 1. shell, round, charge

noun 2. container, case, magazine, cassette, cylinder, capsule

Translations

cartridge [ˈkɑːtrɪdʒ] n → cartucho

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cartridge [ˈkɑːtrɪdʒ] n (for gun, pen) → cartouche f;

(for camera) → chargeur m (= music tape); cassette f [of record player]; cellule f

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cartridge [ˈkɑːtrɪdʒ] n (for gun, pen) → Patrone f;

(music tape, for camera) → Kassette f;

(of record-player) → Tonabnehmer m

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cartridge [ˈkɑːtrɪdʒ] n (for gun, pen) → cartuccia;

(for camera) → caricatore m (= music tape); cassetta; [of record player] → testina