MONOTYPE

monotype

(noun) a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that sets separate characters

monotype

(noun) the sole print made by pressing paper against a painted or inked glass or metal plate

monotype

(noun) (biology) a taxonomic group with a single member (a single species or genus)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

monotype (countable and uncountable, plural monotypes)

(arts, 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.

(arts, printing, uncountable) The technique of making such prints.

(biology) A monotypic taxon.

A keyboard-operated typesetting and casting machine that makes and sets separate characters.

(sailing) A sailboat designed to be crewed or raced by a single person.

(comptheory) In the Hindley–Milner type system, a single specific data type.

Coordinate term: polytype

Verb

monotype (third-person singular simple present monotypes, present participle monotyping, simple past and past participle monotyped)

(transitive) To produce a monotype of.

Source: Wiktionary

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Mon"o*type, Mon`o*typ"ic, a. Etym: [Mono- + -type: cf. F. monotype.] (Biol.)

Definition: Having but one type; containing but one representative; as, a monotypic genus, which contains but one species.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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