"monotype" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: monotypes [plural]
Etymology: From mono- + type or mono- + -type. The printing technique is so called because it allows only one impression to be taken. Etymology templates: {{af|en|mono-|type}} mono- + type, {{af|en|mono-|-type}} mono- + -type Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} monotype (countable and uncountable, plural monotypes)
  1. (art, printing) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Art, Printing Translations (a print of some design created on metal or glass): monotype [masculine] (French), monotipo [masculine] (Italian), monotypia [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-monotype-en-noun-hP7FkFEu Topics: art, arts, media, printing, publishing Disambiguation of 'a print of some design created on metal or glass': 70 6 3 3 8 9
  2. (art, printing, uncountable) The technique of making such prints. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Art, Printing Translations (a technique of making a monotype): monotypia [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-monotype-en-noun-6ME5-gFS Topics: art, arts, media, printing, publishing Disambiguation of 'a technique of making a monotype': 2 90 1 1 2 4
  3. (biology) A monotypic taxon. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Translations (a monotypic taxon): monotyp [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-monotype-en-noun-XCpm~I6W Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'a monotypic taxon': 3 0 87 2 1 7
  4. A keyboard-operated typesetting and casting machine that makes and sets separate characters. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a typesetting machine): monotype [feminine] (French), Monotype [feminine] (German), monotyp [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-monotype-en-noun-rKSIuZ-L Disambiguation of 'a typesetting machine': 5 6 2 81 2 4
  5. (sailing) A sailboat designed to be crewed or raced by a single person. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sailing
    Sense id: en-monotype-en-noun-kAKbKcY3 Topics: nautical, sailing, transport
  6. (computing theory) In the Hindley–Milner type system, a single specific data type. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Theory of computing
    Sense id: en-monotype-en-noun-G0a2bisp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mono-, English terms suffixed with -type Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 1 13 11 11 39 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 14 7 15 11 13 29 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -type: 21 5 16 9 12 29 8 Topics: computing, computing-theory, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Verb

Forms: monotypes [present, singular, third-person], monotyping [participle, present], monotyped [participle, past], monotyped [past]
Etymology: From mono- + type or mono- + -type. The printing technique is so called because it allows only one impression to be taken. Etymology templates: {{af|en|mono-|type}} mono- + type, {{af|en|mono-|-type}} mono- + -type Head templates: {{en-verb}} monotype (third-person singular simple present monotypes, present participle monotyping, simple past and past participle monotyped)
  1. (transitive) To produce a monotype of. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-monotype-en-verb-FUh6GvXg

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "monotyped",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "monotype (third-person singular simple present monotypes, present participle monotyping, simple past and past participle monotyped)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "to monotype an engraving"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To produce a monotype of."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To produce a monotype of."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "monotype"
}

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