linotype

English

Etymology

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

Noun

linotype (plural linotypes)

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.

Translations

a form of typesetting machine in which a complete line of characters is set at once

• Finnish: linotyyppi, linotyyppikone
• Tagalog: hantikan
• Yiddish: לינאָטיפּ m (linotip)

Verb

linotype (third-person singular simple present linotypes, present participle linotyping, simple past and past participle linotyped)

1. To prepare (printed matter) using a linotype machine.

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

linotype f (plural linotypes)

1. linotype

Further reading

• “linotype”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.