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cartridge definition

car·tridge (kär′trij)

noun

  1. a cylindrical case of cardboard, metal, etc. containing the charge and primer, and usually the projectile, for a firearm
  2. any of various small containers, holding a supply of material for a larger device into which it is inserted an ink cartridge for a pen
  3. a protected roll of camera film
  4. a replaceable unit in the pickup of an electric phonograph, containing the stylus, or needle

Etymology: altered < cartouche

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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