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Definition of Cartridge

1. Noun. Ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun.

2. Noun. A light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required.

3. Noun. A module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment. "He loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck"

4. Noun. An electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable.

Definition of Cartridge

1. n. A complete charge for a firearm, contained in, or held together by, a case, capsule, or shell of metal, pasteboard, or other material.

Definition of Cartridge

1. Noun. (context: firearms) The package consisting of the bullet, primer, and casing containing gunpowder; a round of ammunition. ¹

2. Noun. (by extension) A prefabricated subassembly that can be easily installed in or removed from a larger mechanism or replaced with another interchangeable subassembly. ¹

3. Noun. (computing) A vessel which contains the ink or toner for a computer printer and can be easily replaced with another. ¹

4. Noun. (computing) Magnetic tape storage, used for storing (backup) copies of data. ¹

5. Noun. (obsolete) A small paper package, e.g. in an old book about making printer's type: ''After all the type has been cast: "The Boy will paper up each sort in a '''cartridge''' by itself"''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cartridge

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cartridge

cartoonlike cartoons cartoony cartop cartophilia cartophily cartoppable cartopped cartopper cartoppers

cartopping cartops cartouch cartouche cartouches cartridge (current term) cartridge belt cartridge box cartridge boxes cartridge clip

cartridge ejector cartridge extractor cartridge font cartridge fuse cartridge holder cartridge paper cartridge pen cartridge pens cartridge remover

Literary usage of Cartridge

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"The earliest efficient modern cartridge case was the pin-fire, patented, ... Л small percussion cap was placed in the middle of the base of the cartridge, ..."

2. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1871)
"By means of the cocking device acting on the lock, the cartridge is exploded, and, as soon as the charge is fired, the lock, as the gun is revolved, ..."

3. A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer: Comprising Ancient and Modern Military by Thomas Wilhelm (1881)
"cartridge, Bottle. A metallic cartridge, во called from its shape. It contains a larger charge than the ordinary cylindrical cartridge for the same caliber. ..."

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