stenotype
/ˈstɛnə(ʊ)(ˌ)taɪp/
stenotype noun: a keyboard machine used to record a version of shorthand using a series of phonetic symbols.
Noun
stenotype (plural stenotypes)
- A keyboard machine used to record a version of shorthand using a series of phonetic symbols.
- Any of the characters used in this shorthand system.
- Each consonant sign is represented by the letter or letters of the common alphabet by which it is most readily suggested. In the following table each stenotype is placed directly under its stem […]1873, James Eugene Munson, The Complete Phonographer
Verb
stenotype (third-person singular simple present stenotypes, present participle stenotyping, simple past and past participle stenotyped)
- To record using a stenotype.
Forms of stenotype
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | stenotypes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | stenotypes |
| present participle | stenotyping |
| past participle | stenotyped |
| past | stenotyped |
Origin of stenotype
From steno- + -type.
Questions about stenotype
- What does stenotype mean?
- Stenotype means a keyboard machine used to record a version of shorthand using a series of phonetic symbols.
- What part of speech is stenotype?
- Stenotype can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce stenotype?
- Stenotype is pronounced /ˈstɛnə(ʊ)(ˌ)taɪp/.
- What is the plural of stenotype?
- The plural of stenotype is stenotypes.
Words near stenotype in the dictionary
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