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 [ˈkɑːtrɪdʒ]

n

1. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a cylindrical, usually metal casing containing an explosive charge and often a bullet, for a rifle or other small arms

2. a case for an explosive, such as a blasting charge

3. (Electronics) an electromechanical transducer in the pick-up of a record player, usually either containing a piezoelectric crystal (crystal cartridge) or an electromagnet (magnetic cartridge)

4. (Electronics) a container for magnetic tape that is inserted into a tape deck in audio or video systems. It is about four times the size of a cassette

5. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) Also called cassette magazine Photog a light-tight film container that enables a camera to be loaded and unloaded in normal light

6. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a removable unit in a computer, such as an integrated circuit, containing software

[from earlier cartage, variant of cartouche (cartridge)]

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 Gun and cartridge manufacturers will lose money if the game laws are amended.

2. container, case, magazine, cassette, cylinder, capsule Change the filter cartridge as often as instructed by the manufacturer.

Translations

cartridge [ˈkɑːtrɪdʒ]

A. N (gen, also Comput) → cartucho m; (for pen) → recambio m

B. CPD cartridge belt N → cartuchera f, canana f
cartridge case N → cartucho m
cartridge paper N → papel m de dibujo
cartridge player N → lector m de cartucho

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cartridge [ˈkɑː^rtrɪdʒ] n

(for gun) → cartouche f

(for pen) → cartouche f

(for camera) → chargeur m

[printer] → cartouche f

(= music tape) → cassette f

[record player] → cellule f
cartridge belt n → cartouchière f

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cartridge

n (for rifle, pen) → Patrone f; (Phot, for tape recorder) → Kassette f; (for record player) → Tonabnehmer m

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cartridge in cpds → Patronen-;

cartridge belt

n → Patronengurt or -gürtel m

cartridge case

n → Patronenhülse f

cartridge clip

n → Magazin nt

cartridge paper

n → Zeichenpapier nt

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cartridge [ˈkɑːtrɪdʒ] n (for gun, pen) → cartuccia; (for camera) → caricatore m; (music tape) → cassetta; (of record player) → testina

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cartridge [ˈkɑːtrɪdʒ] n (for gun, pen) → cartuccia; (for camera) → caricatore m; (music tape) → cassetta; (of record player) → testina

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cartridge

n cartridge [ˈkaːtridʒ]

1 a case containing the explosive charge (and usually a bullet) for a gun. patroon خَرْطوشَه патрон nábojnice patron die Patrone φυσίγγιο cartucho padrun فشنگ patruuna cartouche כָּדוּר कारतूस naboj töltény peluru skothylki cartuccia 弾薬筒 탄약통 šovinys patrona bekas peluru patroon patron nabój cartucho cartuş патрон náboj naboj patrona patron ปลอกกระสุนปืน fişek, mermi (槍支的)彈藥筒；彈匣 патрон کارتوس đạn; vỏ đạn 弹药筒；子弹

2 a stylus of a record-player and its holder. naaldhouer إبْرَةُ تَسْجيل المُسَجِّلِ وعُلْبَتها касетка přenoska, hrot přenosky pickup(-hoved) der Tonkopfabnehmer κεφαλή πικάπ portaagujas helipea سوزن و ملحقات آن äänirasia cellule ראֹש פָּטִיפוֹן टेपरिकार्ड रखने का डिब्बा igla gramofona fej jarum nálarstykki cassetta, caricatore ピックアップ (녹음기의) 카트리지 patefono galvutė (atskaņotāja) galviņa ar adatu katrij verwisselbaar pick-up element pickup(hode) wkładka gramofonowa agulha de gira-discos cap de citire иглодержатель в проигрывателе prenoska, hrot prenosky gramofonska glava kaseta pickup ปากกาปลายแหลมของเครื่องอ่านแผ่นเสียง başlık (電唱機)的唱針和針匣 касета ہیرے کے سرے والا ایک نوکیلا ٹکڑا جو ریکارڈ پلئیر مین استعمال ہوتا ہے đầu máy quay đĩa （电唱机）唱头

3 a plastic container of photographic film or recording tape. filmhouer عُلْبَةُ الفيلْم أو شَريط التِّسْجيل кутийка за лента kazeta kassette die Kassette πλαστική θήκη (π.χ. για φωτογραφικό φιλμ) carrete kassett حلقۀ فیلم kasetti chargeur קָלֶטֶת फिल्म या टेपरिकार्ड रखने का प्लास्टिक का डिब्बा rola filma ili trake kazetta kaset filmuhylki custodia per rullino 巻き枠 (필름통) 파트로네 kasetė kasete katrij cassette filmrull, kassett kaseta rolo de filme cartuş картридж; кассета kazeta zvitek fotografskega filma kaseta []patron, kassett กล่องใส่พิมพ์หรือเทป kartuş 底片盒，卡帶盒 котушка з фотоплівкою فوٹو فلم یا ریکارڈنگ ٹیب کو رکھنے والی پلاسٹک کی ڈبیہ cuộn phim chụp ảnh 胶卷盒

4 a tube containing ink for loading a fountain pen. inkhouer ماسورَةُ قَلَمِ الحِبْر пълнител náplň (do pera) patron die Patrone αμπούλα μελάνης recambio täitepadrun کارتریج patruuna cartouche מַחְסָנִית रोश्नाई की ट्यूब punjenje za nalivpero patron tempat tinta blekhylki cartuccia 詰替えインキ (만년필 등의) 카트리지 šerdelė serdenis tiub pen inktpatroon blekkpatron wkład do pióra wiecznego recarga rezervă (запасной) баллончик náplň vložek patrona bläckpatron ไส้ปากกาหมึกซึม kartuş 鋼筆的墨水軟管 стрижень فونٹین پن میں سیاہی بھرنے والی پلاسٹک کی ایک نالی hộp mực ống 钢笔盛墨水软管

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cartridge → خرطوشة patrona patron Patrone φυσίγγιο cartucho patruuna cartouche naboj cartuccia 弾薬 탄창 tonercassette kassett nabój cartucho картридж kassett ปลอกกระสุนปืน fişek vỏ đạn 墨盒