cartridge

[ kahr-trij ]

/ ˈkɑr trɪdʒ /

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noun

Also called cartouche. a cylindrical case of pasteboard, metal, or the like, for holding a complete charge of powder, and often also the bullet or the shot for a rifle, machine gun, or other small arm.

a case containing any explosive charge, as for blasting.

any small container for powder, liquid, or gas, made for ready insertion into some device or mechanism: an ink cartridge for a pen.

Also called magazine. Photography. a lightproof metal or plastic container for a roll of film, usually containing both the supply and take-up spools, as well as a pressure plate, for rapid loading without the necessity of threading the film.

Audio. pickup (def. 8).

a flat, compact container enclosing an endless loop of audiotape, operated by inserting into a slot in a player.

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Origin of cartridge

1570–80; earlier cartage, cartrage, alteration of cartouche

Words nearby cartridge

cartoonish, cartop, cartophily, cartopper, cartouche, cartridge, cartridge belt, cartridge brass, cartridge clip, cartridge paper, cartridge pen

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How to use cartridge in a sentence

Page yield will be directly related to the printer type and subsequent ink cartridge you select.
Best all-in-one printer: Upgrade your home office with these multitasking machines|Carsen Joenk|February 8, 2021|Popular-Science
The original models employed a film “back,” which held the film in a cartridge.
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The officer also found cartridges containing THC and a little more than an ounce of marijuana.
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Use the 12-cup capacity keg to make cold brew just as you would in a mason jar, then charge the lid with a nitrogen cartridge, shake it a bit, and open the tap to dispense your drink.
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Although the ban applied only to cartridge and pod devices like Juul, the restrictions came around the time the pandemic began in the United States.
How the pandemic got people smoking again|Melinda Fakuade|November 12, 2020|Vox
He writes that he discovered thousands of cartridge casings on the barricades, apparently fired from the police squads.
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The newer stove augments the ballot smoke, which is always black unless a chemical cartridge is added to turn it white.
‘Habemus Who?’ A Daunting Task at the Papal Conclave|Barbie Latza Nadeau|March 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A cartridge for white smoke is waiting if the vote proves decisive.
With Pope Benedict XVI’s Retirement, Conclave Rules Prove Unclear|Christopher Dickey|February 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A revolver does not discharge cartridge casings, as has been endlessly speculated.
Chasen Murderer's Secret Past|A. L. Bardach|December 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST
I predict that, in one month from the date of this letter, there will not be an Austrian or Prussian cartridge found in France.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Roly felt justified in using another cartridge at once to put her out of suffering.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail|Arthur R. Thompson
A bit of dirt had found its way in somewhere, and he had to shake the gun violently before the cartridge would move.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail|Arthur R. Thompson
David supplied another cartridge, and at the second shot Roly brought down the game.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail|Arthur R. Thompson
While speaking Lieutenant Overton was fastening on his own recovered revolver and cartridge box.
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British Dictionary definitions for cartridge

cartridge

/ (ˈkɑːtrɪdʒ) /

noun

a cylindrical, usually metal casing containing an explosive charge and often a bullet, for a rifle or other small arms

a case for an explosive, such as a blasting charge

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

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

Also called: cassette, magazine photog a light-tight film container that enables a camera to be loaded and unloaded in normal light

computing a removable unit in a printer which contains black or coloured ink

computing a removable unit in a computer, such as an integrated circuit, containing software

Word Origin for cartridge

C16: from earlier cartage, variant of cartouche (cartridge)

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