linotype

¹ American  

[lahy-nuh-tahyp] / ˈlaɪ nəˌtaɪp /

verb

Printing.

linotyped, linotyping

1. to typeset on a Linotype machine.

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Linotype ² American  

[lahy-nuh-tahyp] / ˈlaɪ nəˌtaɪp /

Trademark.

1. 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 British  

/ ˈlaɪnəʊˌtaɪp /

noun

1. a typesetting machine, operated by a keyboard, that casts an entire line on one solid slug of metal

2. type produced by such a machine

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Other Word Forms

• linotyper noun
• linotypist noun

Etymology

Origin of linotype

see origin at Linotype

Example Sentences

As of 1880, the linotype machine was invented, which also made printing much cheaper and more simple than it had been.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

This room is likely a holdover from the building’s printing plant days — perhaps an office, or a lounge, situated just above the linotype machines.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2018

The generic trappings of such a museum are all there: decrepit typewriters, linotype parts, old broadsheets with toasted edges hollering the death of Stalin or the fall of the Berlin Wall.

From New York Times • May 9, 2018

On “The Post,” Spielberg wanted to include footage of a working linotype machine — a nostalgic callback to how newspapers used to be made.

From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2017

“One of the linotype men has skipped out,” was the answer.

From Counsel for the Defense by Chapman, Charles M.