linotype
linotype noun: a form of typesetting machine in which a complete line of characters is set at once.
Noun (1)
linotype (plural linotypes)
- A form of typesetting machine in which a complete line of characters is set at once.
- His days were spent at his linotype, where he refreshed himself occasionally from an ever-present gallon jug of cherry wine.1960 July 11, Harper Lee, chapter 15, in To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC
- The slug produced by such a machine, or matter composed in such lines.
Verb (1)
linotype (third-person singular simple present linotypes, present participle linotyping, simple past and past participle linotyped)
- To prepare (printed matter) using a linotype machine.
Noun (2) capitalized: Linotype
Linotype (plural Linotypes)
- Alternative letter-case form of linotype.
Verb (2) capitalized: Linotype
Linotype (third-person singular simple present Linotypes, present participle Linotyping, simple past and past participle Linotyped)
- Alternative letter-case form of linotype.
linotype meaning in Tagalog
linotype in Tagalog
- a form of typesetting machine in which a complete line of characters is set at once
- hantikan
Forms of linotype
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | linotypes |
| plural | Linotypes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | linotypes |
| present participle | linotyping |
| past participle | linotyped |
| past | linotyped |
| third-person singular present | Linotypes |
| present participle | Linotyping |
| past participle | Linotyped |
| past | Linotyped |
Origin of linotype
Genericized trademark; presumably from line + -o- + type.
Genericized trademark; see linotype for more.
Words formed from linotype
Questions about linotype
- What does linotype mean?
- Linotype means a form of typesetting machine in which a complete line of characters is set at once.
- What is linotype in Tagalog?
- Linotype in Tagalog is hantikan. See Linotype meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is linotype?
- Linotype can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of linotype?
- The plural of linotype is linotypes.
Words near linotype in the dictionary
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