Audiotape

noun, verb

noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A magnetic tape that stores analog sound for later playback on a tape player.

    "I thought of an old ad for Memorex audiotape. It showed a crystal glass being shattered by sound vibrations. By pure harmonics."

  2. 2
    magnetic tape for use in recording sound wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of a cassette tape, eight-track tape, reel-to-reel tape, DAT, etc.
  4. 4
    a tape recording of sound wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To record onto audiotape. transitive

Example

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"I thought of an old ad for Memorex audiotape. It showed a crystal glass being shattered by sound vibrations. By pure harmonics."

Etymology

From audio + tape.

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