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Moon type

Moon type noun: a writing system for the blind, using embossed symbols mostly derived from the Latin script.

Noun

Moon type (uncountable)

  1. A writing system for the blind, using embossed symbols mostly derived from the Latin script.

Forms of Moon type

alternative formMoontype

Origin of Moon type

Named after British inventor and teacher William Moon (1818–1894), who invented Moon type in 1845.

Questions about Moon type

What does Moon type mean?
Moon type means a writing system for the blind, using embossed symbols mostly derived from the Latin script.
What part of speech is Moon type?
Moon type is a noun.

Words near Moon type in the dictionary

  1. moon tower
  2. moon towers
  3. Moon tree
  4. Moon trees
  5. moon trefoil
  6. Moon type
  7. moon unit
  8. moon units
  9. moon zither
  10. moon zithers
  11. Moon's molar

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