cartridge
n.
shell of a bullet; removable unit containing a data storage medium (Computers); spool of film for a camera
Cartridge
Cartridge (firearms)
Cartridge
cartridge
Noun
1. ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
(hypernym) ammunition, ammo
(hyponym) ball cartridge
(part-meronym) bullet, slug
2. a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required
(synonym) magazine
(hypernym) supply chamber
(part-holonym) camera, photographic camera
3. a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment; "he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck"
(hypernym) module
(hyponym) ink cartridge
4. an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable
(synonym) pickup
(hypernym) electro-acoustic transducer
(hyponym) crystal pickup
(part-holonym) record player, phonograph
(part-meronym) stylus
Cartridge
(n.)
A complete charge for a firearm, contained in, or held together by, a case, capsule, or shell of metal, pasteboard, or other material.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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