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monotype.

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.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɑnoʊˌtaɪp/
  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.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The technique of making such prints.

    uncountable
  3. A monotypic taxon.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A keyboard-operated typesetting and casting machine that makes and sets separate characters.

    countable · uncountable
  5. A sailboat designed to be crewed or raced by a single person.

    countable · uncountable
  6. In the Hindley–Milner type system, a single specific data type.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈmɑnoʊˌtaɪp/
  1. To produce a monotype of.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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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