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videocassette

vid·e·o·cas·sette
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vid-ee-oh-kuh-set, -ka-]
    • /ˈvɪd i oʊ kəˌsɛt, -kæ-/
    • /ˌvɪd.i.əʊ.kəˈset/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vid-ee-oh-kuh-set, -ka-]
    • /ˈvɪd i oʊ kəˌsɛt, -kæ-/

Definitions of videocassette word

  • noun videocassette a cassette enclosing a length of tape for video recording or reproduction. 1
  • noun videocassette tape for recording moving images 1
  • noun videocassette a case containing videotape for use with a vcr 0
  • noun videocassette a cassette containing videotape for recording and playing back sounds and images 0
  • noun videocassette A cassette containing blank or recorded videotape; either in VHS or Betamax format. 0
See all 5 definitions of videocassette

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Origin of videocassette

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70; video + cassette

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Parts of speech for Videocassette

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Videocassette

videocassette popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% 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.

videocassette usage trend in Literature

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Related words

  • 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.

  • cassette

    A cassette is a small, flat, rectangular plastic case containing magnetic tape which is used for recording and playing back sound or film.

  • freeze frame

    an optical effect or technique in which a single frame of film is reprinted in a continuous series, which when shown gives the effect of a still photograph.

  • home entertainment

    the aggregate of appliances, as stero systems, television, videocassette recorders, or computers, used for diversion in the home.

  • prerecorded

    containing previously recorded information: a prerecorded audiotape; a prerecorded videocassette. Compare blank (def 5).

  • replay

    to play again, as a record or tape.
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