microcassette

American  

[mahy-kroh-kuh-set, -ka-] / ˈmaɪ kroʊ kəˌsɛt, -kæ- /

noun

1. a very small audio tape cassette smaller than a minicassette, for use with a pocket-size tape recorder.

---

Etymology

Origin of microcassette

First recorded in 1975–80; micro- + cassette

Example Sentences

I spoke sentences into the microcassette recorder I hadn't been using to record lectures.

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2021

Meeting Villechaize, Tate incuriously sets his microcassette recorder before a three-foot-eleven-inch egotist who gasses on long enough to make him late for his appointment with Vidal.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 19, 2018

I discover that they still sell microcassette players on Amazon and a day later there’s the sound of the package being dropped on the doorstep.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2018

Carswell shared the microcassette of the call with the source shortly after the interview.

From Washington Post • May 12, 2016

He talked about his life into a microcassette recorder, mailing the tapes to Richeal, who molded the meandering thoughts into a 238-page book.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2011