Polyglot Dictionary

Tonband

/ˈtoːnˌbant/

das noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Tonbänder

Meaning

  1. tape recording

    Built from Ton (sound) + Band (tape).

    • Das Gespräch wurde auf Tonband aufgenommen.

      The conversation was recorded on tape.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Ton sound
  • Band tape

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

tape

Close — a tape recording is a tape.

Practice

1 What does Tonband mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Gespräch wurde auf ___ aufgenommen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Tonband?

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