English Explanatory Dictionary

linotype

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of typesetting machine in which a complete line of characters is set at once.
  2. The slug produced by such a machine, or matter composed in such lines.
verb
  1. To prepare (printed matter) using a linotype machine.

Word forms

linotype linotypes linotyping linotyped

Etymology

From a trade name, presumably line + -o- + type.

Derived words

linotyper linotypist
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