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Word List: CD and MP3 and cassette
- CD, CDs [ˌsiːˈdiː]
(noun) - Definition:
- a compact disc; a round sound storage medium
- Example:
- Wow, you've got a huge CD collection!
- on CD
(Chunk) - Example:
- Have you got The Beatles on CD?
- CD player, CD players
(noun) - Definition:
- an electronic device that plays compact discs
- Example:
- His CD player is broken.
- portable
(adjective) - Definition:
- able to be carried or easily moved somewhere
- Example:
- I need to get a portable storage medium to always carry my data with me.
- MP3, MP3s
(noun) - Definition:
- a digital sound recording; a song file
- Example:
- He's got a bunch of MP3s on his laptop.
- MP3 player, MP3 players
(noun) - Definition:
- an electronice device which plays MP3 files
- Example:
- Can I borrow your MP3 player?
- listen to music
(Chunk) - Example:
- I listen to music all day long!
- LP, LPs [ɛl'pi:]
(noun) - Definition:
- a long-playing record; a round and thin sound storage medium
- Example:
- He collects old LPs.
- Synonym(s):record
- cassette, cassettes [kəˈsɛt]
(noun) - Definition:
- a small flat case containing magnetic tape on two reels, used to record and play back audio and video material
- Example:
- She almost never plays cassettes anymore.
- Synonym(s):tape
- cassette recorder, cassette recorders
(noun) - Definition:
- a tape recorder that plays and records on cassette tapes
- Example:
- I used to have a cassette player but I don't anymore.
- stereo system, stereo systems
(noun) - Definition:
- a device which plays cassettes and CDs
- Example:
- Your stereo system looks expensive!
- Synonym(s):hi-fi unit, stereo
- loudspeaker, loudspeakers ['laʊdspiːkə(r)]
(noun) - Definition:
- an electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound
- Example:
- How many loudspeakers does your stereo have?
- Synonym(s):speaker
- headphone, headphones ['hɛdfəʊn]
(noun) - Definition:
- a listening device placed or worn in the ear, usually sold in pairs
- Example:
- She handed me one headphone so I could listen, too.
- microphone, microphones
(noun) - Definition:
- a device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or broadcast
- Example:
- The reporter held up his microphone.
- Synonym(s):mic, mike
- recorder, recorders [ɹi'kɔː(r)də(r)]
(noun) - Definition:
- a device which records sound or video on a medium
- Example:
- Do you have a video recorder?
- recording, recordings [ɹi'kɔː(r)dɪŋ]
(noun) - Definition:
- a reproduction of sound and/or video, stored in a permanent medium
- Example:
- I made a recording of the show.
- live recording, live recordings
(noun) - Definition:
- a reproduction of live sound and/or video, stored in a permanent medium
- Example:
- There's only one live recording of that concert.
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/public-life/media-and-communication/cd-and-mp3-and-cassette/
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