linotype machine

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsLinotype

   Broadertypesetting machine

   trademark

Questions about linotype machine

What does linotype machine mean?

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

What is another word for linotype machine?

Close synonyms include Linotype. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is linotype machine a common word?

linotype machine is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.