CARTRIDGE
Dictionary entry overview: What does cartridge mean?
• CARTRIDGE (noun)
The noun CARTRIDGE has 4 senses:
1. ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
2. a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required
3. a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment
4. an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable
Familiarity information: CARTRIDGE used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• CARTRIDGE (noun)
Meaning:
Ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cartridge" is a kind of...):
ammo; ammunition (projectiles to be fired from a gun)
Meronyms (parts of "cartridge"):
bullet; slug (a projectile that is fired from a gun)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cartridge"):
ball cartridge (a general purpose cartridge having a primer and a ball and a full charge of powder)
blank; blank shell; dummy (a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet)
cartouch; cartouche (a cartridge (usually with paper casing))
Meaning:
A light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cartridge; magazine
Hypernyms ("cartridge" is a kind of...):
supply chamber (a mechanical device for holding something and supplying it as needed)
Holonyms ("cartridge" is a part of...):
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))
Meaning:
A module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck
Hypernyms ("cartridge" is a kind of...):
module (a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cartridge"):
ink cartridge (a cartridge that contains ink and can be replaced)
tape cartridge (a cartridge containing magnetic tape; for use with audio or video recorders or computer systems)
Meaning:
An electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cartridge; pickup
Hypernyms ("cartridge" is a kind of...):
electro-acoustic transducer (a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa)
Meronyms (parts of "cartridge"):
stylus (a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cartridge"):
crystal pickup (a cartridge in which an output voltage is produced by the vibration of a piezoelectric crystal)
Holonyms ("cartridge" is a part of...):
phonograph; record player (machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically)
