videocassette
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5.2
- noun
- /ˌvɪdiəʊkæˈsɛt/
- Archaic
:
videocinta
- But late one night, he told me he had something to show me, and he put a videocassette into the VCR.
- videocassette recorder
- videocassette player
- VHS videocassette
Examples
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The film became especially popular as a videocassette rental.
Academic text (1993) -
There will be no need to obtain a videocassette or otherwise obtain a fresh transmission of the cultural content.
Academic text (2001) -
While some of your students may not have videocassette players at home, you will find that those students are a diminishing breed.
Academic text (1994) -
I picked up my purse and pulled out the frosted plastic box with the videocassette.
Fiction book (1998) -
And the labor cost to repair a malfunctioning videocassette recorder is higher than the price of a replacement.
Academic text (2009) -
Public cinema remained a vital part of urban life in Tanzania until the videocassette revolution challenged theaters in the mid-1980s.
Academic text (2005) -
A videocassette encased in the customary black box flips repeatedly, held by an impatient grasp.
Fiction book (1994) -
For products such as televisions, refrigerators, videocassette recorders, stereos, blenders, and ovens, the relaxation of controls will directly benefit the middle class.
Academic text (1994) -
Can you recommend a good movie on videocassette that I can rent?
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I found an old videocassette of my favorite childhood film in the attic.
Synonyms
488
3.0
A tape that records or plays moving pictures
81
2.6
A small flat plastic case that holds tape for music or video
6
2.2
A film of moving images with sound that you can watch later
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Videocassette comes from two parts: video, meaning 'to see' and the same root as vision, and cassette, meaning 'little box' or 'small case'. So a videocassette is simply a small box that holds video tape for recording and playing, which explains its modern meaning.