linotype

Definition of Linotype in English :

1. linotype, linotype machine

a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metal

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Linotype

noun

1. trademark

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

trademark

1.

a typesetting machine that casts an entire line of type in one bar, or slug: it is operated from a keyboard

noun [often l-]

2.

a machine of this kind

3.

matter set in this way

verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈlinoˌtyped or ˈlinoˌtyping [l-]

4.

to set (matter) with this machine

n.

A machine that sets type on a metal slug, operated by a keyboard.