Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cartridge

4 senses of cartridge

Sense 1
cartridge -- (ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun)
       => ammunition, ammo -- (projectiles to be fired from a gun)

Sense 2
magazine, cartridge -- (a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required)
       => supply chamber -- (a mechanical device for holding something and supplying it as needed)

Sense 3
cartridge -- (a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment; "he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck")
       => module -- (a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components)

Sense 4
cartridge, pickup -- (an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable)
       => electro-acoustic transducer -- (a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa)