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audiotape

au·di·o·tape
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [aw-dee-oh-teyp]
    • /ˈɔ di oʊˌteɪp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [aw-dee-oh-teyp]
    • /ˈɔ di oʊˌteɪp/

Definitions of audiotape word

  • uncountable noun audiotape Audiotape is magnetic tape which is used to record sound. 3
  • countable noun audiotape An audiotape is a recording of speech, music, or other sounds on magnetic tape. 3
  • verb audiotape If you audiotape speech, music, or other sounds, you record them on magnetic tape. 3
  • noun audiotape magnetic tape used to record sound 3
  • verb audiotape to make a sound recording of something 3
  • noun audiotape a magnetic tape for recording and playing back sound 3

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Origin of audiotape

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65; audio- + tape

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Audiotape

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

audiotape popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

audiotape usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for audiotape

verb audiotape

  • register — a list or record of such acts, events, etc.
  • video — a program, movie, or other visual media product featuring moving images, with or without audio, that is recorded and saved digitally or on videocassette: Let's stay at home and watch a video. She used her phone to record a video of her baby's first steps. I spent all morning watching videos of cats online.
  • videotape — magnetic tape on which the electronic impulses produced by the video and audio portions of a television program, motion picture, etc., are recorded (distinguished from audiotape).
  • tape-record — to record (speech, music, etc.) on magnetic tape.
  • sights — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.

noun audiotape

  • tape — a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.

Antonyms for audiotape

verb audiotape

  • loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
  • unfasten — to release from or as from fastenings; detach.
  • unglue — to separate or detach by or as if by overcoming an adhesive agent: to unglue a sticker from a wall.
  • unstick — to free, as one thing stuck to another.

Top questions with audiotape

  • what does audiotape mean?

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