audiotape

A1U1D2I1O1T1A1P3E1

noun

A magnetic tape that stores analog sound for later playback on a tape player.

Less commonScrabble 12
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounaudiotape (plural audiotapes)

plural audiotapes · alternative audio tape

  1. A magnetic tape that stores analog sound for later playback on a tape player.

    I thought of an old ad for Memorex audiotape. It showed a crystal glass being shattered by sound vibrations. By pure harmonics.

    2012, Stephen King, 11/22/63, page 799
  2. Any of a cassette tape, eight-track tape, reel-to-reel tape, DAT, etc.
verbaudiotape (third-person singular simple present audiotapes, present participle audiotaping, simple past and past participle audiotaped)

present singular third person audiotapes · participle present audiotaping · participle past audiotaped · past audiotaped · alternative audio tape

  1. transitiveTo record onto audiotape.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
phonotape

Origin

From audio + tape.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 錄音帶 /录音带, 用磁帶錄製 /用磁带录制
  • 錄音帶 /录音带 (lùyīndài)magnetic tape that stores analog sound
  • 用磁帶錄製 /用磁带录制 (yòng cídài lùzhì)to record onto audiotape
Danish lydbånd, optage
  • lydbåndmagnetic tape that stores analog sound
  • optageto record onto audiotape
  • båndeto record onto audiotape
Estonian helilint
  • helilintmagnetic tape that stores analog sound
Finnish ääninauha, äänittää
  • ääninauhamagnetic tape that stores analog sound
  • äänittääto record onto audiotape
German Tonband
  • Tonbandmagnetic tape that stores analog sound
Hungarian magnószalag, magnetofonszalag
  • magnószalagmagnetic tape that stores analog sound
  • magnetofonszalagmagnetic tape that stores analog sound
  • hangszalagmagnetic tape that stores analog sound
Japanese オーディオテープ
  • オーディオテープ (ōdio tēpu)magnetic tape that stores analog sound
Korean 오디오 테이프
  • 오디오 테이프 (odio teipeu)magnetic tape that stores analog sound
Norwegian Bokmål lydbånd
  • lydbåndmagnetic tape that stores analog sound
Polish taśma magnetofonowa, nagrywać na taśmie magnetofonowej
  • taśma magnetofonowamagnetic tape that stores analog sound
  • nagrywać na taśmie magnetofonowejto record onto audiotape
  • nagrać na taśmie magnetofonowejto record onto audiotape
Russian ле́нта звукоза́писи, аудиоплёнка
  • ле́нта звукоза́писи (lénta zvukozápisi)magnetic tape that stores analog sound
  • аудиоплёнка (audiopljónka)magnetic tape that stores analog sound
  • запи́сывать на плёнку (zapísyvatʹ na pljónku)to record onto audiotape
  • записа́ть на плёнку (zapisátʹ na pljónku)to record onto audiotape
Vietnamese băng ghi âm, băng thu âm
  • băng ghi âmmagnetic tape that stores analog sound
  • băng thu âmmagnetic tape that stores analog sound
  • ghi âmto record onto audiotape
  • thu âmto record onto audiotape
Cite this entry
APA

audiotape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/audiotape

MLA

“audiotape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/audiotape. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “audiotape,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/audiotape.

Source: audiotape on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.