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tape

 
 
/teɪp/ noun

Translation

RECORDING [C, U] a long, thin piece of plastic which is used to store sound, pictures, or information, or a plastic box containing it
teyp, kaset, kayıt teybi
Can you turn the tape over? I've got the match on tape.12711459
STICKY [U] a thin piece of plastic which has glue on one side and is used for sticking things together
seloteyp
adhesive/sticky tape 12711295
MATERIAL [C, U] a long, thin piece of material used, for example, in sewing or to tie things together
şerit, bant
→ See also red tape → See also Scotch tape1271
(Definition of tape noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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