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Definition of Linotype
1. Noun. A typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metal.
Exact synonyms: Linotype Machine
Generic synonyms: Typesetting Machine
Language type: Trademark, Trademark
Generic synonyms: Typesetting Machine
Language type: Trademark, Trademark
Definition of Linotype
1. n. A kind of typesetting machine which produces castings, each of which corresponds to a line of separate types. By pressing upon keys like those of a typewriter the matrices for one line are properly arranged; the stereotype, or slug, is then cast and planed, and the matrices are returned to their proper places, the whole process being automatic.
Definition of Linotype
1. to set type with a machine [v -TYPED, -TYPING, -TYPES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Linotype
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