different between cassette vs redwood

English

Alternative forms

• casette (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from French cassette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??s?t/, /kæ?s?t/
• Rhymes: -?t
• Rhymes: -æs?t

Noun

cassette (plural cassettes)

1. A small flat case containing magnetic tape on two reels, used to record and play back audio and video material.
2. Any similar small cartridge, such as for a computer disk or cassette air conditioner
3. (photography) A lightproof container for photographic film.
4. (genetics) A modular DNA sequence encoding one or more genes for a single biochemical function.
5. (cycling) A set of sprockets mounted onto a splined shaft on the freehub.
6. A saggar (ceramic container used in a kiln)

Synonyms

• tape

Derived terms

Related terms

• DAT
• VCR

Translations

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See also

• cartridge
• eight track, 8 track
• reel-to-reel

Anagrams

• casettes, test case, testcase

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French cassette. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k??s?.t?/
• Hyphenation: cas?set?te
• Rhymes: -?t?

Noun

cassette f (plural cassettes or cassetten, diminutive cassettetje n)

1. An audio cassette.

   Synonyms: audiocassette, cassetteband

2. Any of various other cassette storage media.
3. A case for a film reel.
4. (dated) A small chest, case or moneybox. [from 17th c.]

Derived terms

• audiocassette
• cassetteband
• cassetterecorder
• cassettespeler
• videocassette

French

Etymology

Old French casse (“case”) +? -ette (diminutive), hence a small case. Cognate with Italian cassetta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.s?t/, /k?.s?t/
• Homophone: cassettes

Noun

cassette f (plural cassettes)

1. treasure box

2. small box

   Synonym: coffret

3. cassette tape

   Synonym: K7

4. (cycling) cassette (set of sprockets)

Descendants

• ? Catalan: casset
• ? Dutch: cassette
• ? English: cassette
• ? Portuguese: cassete
• ? Spanish: casete

Further reading

• “cassette” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

cassette f pl

1. plural of cassetta

Norman

Etymology

From Old French casse (“case”) +? -ette (diminutive).

Noun

cassette f (plural cassettes)

1. (Jersey) cassette

English

Etymology

red +? wood

Noun

redwood (plural redwoods)

1. (countable, uncountable, USDA-preferred term) The species Sequoia sempervirens.

   a redwood grove

   This redwood deck will last forever.

2. (countable) Any of the evergreen conifers belonging to the genus Sequoia in the wide sense.
3. (uncountable) The wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens.

   This planter is made of redwood.

4. (uncountable, Britain, obsolete) Wood of the species Pinus sylvestris.
5. (countable) The tree Manilkara bidentata harvested for timber and latex.
6. (uncountable) Timber from the Manilkara bidentata tree.

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