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monotype

/ˈmɑnoʊˌtaɪp/

monotype noun: a print made by creating the design using oil paint or printer's ink on metal or glass, then transferring the image directly to paper.

Noun

monotype (countable and uncountable, plural monotypes)

  1. A print made by creating the design using oil paint or printer's ink on metal or glass, then transferring the image directly to paper.
  2. (uncountable) The technique of making such prints.
  3. A monotypic taxon.
  4. A keyboard-operated typesetting and casting machine that makes and sets separate characters.
  5. A sailboat designed to be crewed or raced by a single person.
  6. In the Hindley–Milner type system, a single specific data type.

Verb

monotype (third-person singular simple present monotypes, present participle monotyping, simple past and past participle monotyped)

  1. (transitive) To produce a monotype of.
    • to monotype an engraving

Forms of monotype

Noun
pluralmonotypes
Verb
third-person singular presentmonotypes
present participlemonotyping
past participlemonotyped
pastmonotyped

Origin of monotype

From mono- + type or mono- + -type. The printing technique is so called because it allows only one impression to be taken.

Questions about monotype

What does monotype mean?
Monotype means a print made by creating the design using oil paint or printer's ink on metal or glass, then transferring the image directly to paper.
What part of speech is monotype?
Monotype can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce monotype?
Monotype is pronounced /ˈmɑnoʊˌtaɪp/.
What is the plural of monotype?
The plural of monotype is monotypes.

Words near monotype in the dictionary

  1. monotuberculate
  2. monotubes
  3. monotungstate
  4. monotungstates
  5. monotypal
  6. monotype
  7. monotyped
  8. monotypes
  9. monotypic
  10. monotypical
  11. monotypically

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