- trademark a typesetting machine, operated by a keyboard, that casts an entire line on one solid slug of metal
- type produced by such a machine
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lin•o•type
(lī′nə tīp′),USA pronunciation v., -typed, -typ•ing. [Print.]
lin′o•typ′er, lin′o•typ′ist, n.
Lin•o•type (lī′nə tīp′),USA pronunciation
- Printingto typeset on a Linotype machine.
- see Linotype
Lin•o•type (lī′nə tīp′),USA pronunciation
- Printing, Trademarks[Trademark.]a brand of typesetting machine that casts solid lines of type from brass dies, or matrices, selected automatically by actuating a keyboard.
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Linotype /ˈlaɪnəʊˌtaɪp/ n
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