Definitions for: Monotype

[n] a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that sets separate characters
[n] (biology) a taxonomic group with a single member (a single species or genus)

Webster (1913) Definition: Mon"o*type, Monotypic Mon`o*typ"ic, a. [Mono- +
-type: cf. F. monotype.] (Biol.)
Having but one type; containing but one representative; as, a
monotypic genus, which contains but one species.

Mon"o*type, n. [Mono- + -type.]
1. (Biol.) The only representative of its group, as a single
species constituting a genus.

2. A print (but one impression can be taken) made by painting
on metal and then transferring the painting to paper by
pressure; also, the process of making such prints.

3. A kind of typesetting and casting machine that makes and
sets individual types.

See Also: taxon, taxonomic group, typesetting machine

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