monotype

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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. 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
  1. To produce a monotype of.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɑnoʊˌtaɪp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-monotype.wav

Word forms

monotype monotypes monotyping monotyped

Etymology

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

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